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Data-Driven OR Management

Caresyntax

The challenges for operating room (OR) managers are universal: improving surgical workflow efficiency while providing high-quality, reliable, safe patient care. She shares First Case On-Time Starts daily with the staff and to improve visibility of those data points, she posts them on the daily management boards.

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Anesthesia workforce challenges taking center stage

OR Manager

Every year, OR Manager shines a light on staffing issues via the Salary/Career Survey. In this issue, two articles take a careful look at the career and profile of the perioperative leader in both inpatient More » The post Anesthesia workforce challenges taking center stage appeared first on OR Manager.

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Procedural sedation analgesia considerations for ASC leaders

OR Manager

The promise of quicker recovery and fewer complications from sedation, anesthesia, and pain management have drawn clinicians and patients alike to procedures performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and More » The post Procedural sedation analgesia considerations for ASC leaders appeared first on OR Manager.

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What to Look for When Hiring Anesthesia Consulting Services

Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

Are your surgical services struggling to contain inflated anesthesia costs? If any of that sounds familiar, you may benefit from anesthesia consulting services. Here, we’ll call out the essentials you should look for in an anesthesia consultant. Anesthesia services don’t exist in a vacuum.

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Hot Leader Spotlight-Surgical Services Leader #137319

HealthLinx: Surgical Services

Managed Numerous ORs Simultaneously Managed the perioperative anesthesia flow of units covering 13 ORs within the Main Hospital OR. Managed Outpatient Surgery Center with 4 OR rooms and 3 ENDO rooms through all phases of care. Included in OR management is the oversight of 72 staff members in these areas.

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MERITS OF PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGY

The Anesthesia Consultant

He writes, “Our specialty, anesthesia, has suffered an identity crisis for decades. Afterward the surgeon bellowed his disapproval regarding how the anesthesia team had failed to keep the patient alive after he had spent all day “curing” the patient. The large medical systems of the future will tier their anesthesia coverage.

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Tips to Improve OR Turnover Time, On-Time Starts, and Utilization with Data

Caresyntax

Since then, she has spearheaded initiatives in the optimization of Operating Room (OR) management. I want to evaluate that first to see what we can do better: if it’s for staffing, if it’s for anesthesia purposes, if it’s for housekeeping between.