Enhancing OR capacity and utilization.

Jeffry A, Peters; Harrison M, Dean

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Enhancing OR capacity and utilization.

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 29 Mar 2011 English Journal:Healthcare financial management : journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, volume 65 (issn: 0735-0732,

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Authors: Jeffry A, Peters; Harrison M, Dean;

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Enhancing OR capacity and utilization.

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Abstract

To make better use of existing operating room (OR) capacity--in terms of both facility space and staffing--Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock established a surgical services executive committee to strengthen performance improvement efforts. Initiatives included the following: Redesigning OR block scheduling Establishing agreed-upon performance metrics for the OR. Developing new processes for managing patients preoperatively.

Keywords

Operating Rooms, Arkansas, Capacity Building, Organizational Case Studies, Efficiency, Organizational, United States

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