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World-class OR turnaround times: secrets uncovered.

ONE OF THE ASPECTS of OR service that is most important to surgeons is quick OR turnaround times.* PERIOPERATIVE STAFF MEMBERS and one orthopedic surgeon at the Community Hospital, Munster, Ind, have developed an innovative approach to the OR turnaround process that considerably increases efficiency...

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Published in:AORN Journal Vol. 85; no. 5; pp. 942 - 949
Main Authors: Olmstead J, Coxon P, Falcone D, Ignas L, Foss P
Format: tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell May2007
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          Falcone D
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          Operating Rooms Administration
          Perioperative Care
          Productivity
          Turnaround Time
          Anesthesiologists
          Fees and Charges
          Hospitals, Community
          Indiana
          Registered Nurses
          Surgeons
          Surgery Schedule
          Surgery, Operative Economics
          Teamwork
          Time Factors
      ab: ONE OF THE ASPECTS of OR service that is most important to surgeons is quick OR turnaround times.* PERIOPERATIVE STAFF MEMBERS and one orthopedic surgeon at the Community Hospital, Munster, Ind, have developed an innovative approach to the OR turnaround process that considerably increases efficiency and reduces average turnaround times.* BY ASSIGNING SPECIFIC TASKS to each perioperative team member, scheduling surgical procedures in order based on type of rpocedure, and drawing on individual team members' traits, the orthopedic surgeon is able to perform more procedures than other orthopedic surgeons in that facility in the same amount of time, which increases revenue for the hospital.
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