Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles and the U.S. Military are collaborating to design the "operating room of the future," a project to reconfigure operating rooms and trauma bays to more quickly and effectively respond to patients with serious injuries.
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Increasing operating room efficiencies is an uphill task, as there is an almost constant flow of activity in this area. Coordination among teams of surgeons, nurses and support staff is essential for an optimal surgical environment as well as efficient…
Becker’s Healthcare offers free webinars on a variety of important topics in the industry. Upcoming programs include “Clinical Success Without the Excess: How an Orthopedic Rep Replacement Model Can Help Hospitals Take Back Control of the O.R.” and “Driving Value…
Ensuring Your OR is Successful in an ACO, Bundled Payment and Value-Based Purchasing Environment Surgery departments that fail to meet new quality standards and control costs will suffer payment cuts. To find out how your hospital can protect its critical…
Wilkes Regional Medical Center in North Wilkesboro, N.C., has completed an $11 million expansion of its emergency department and renovation of its operating room suites, according to a Wilkes Journal-Patriot report.
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At the Becker's Hospital Review Annual Meeting in Chicago May 9, Jeff Peters, president and CEO of Surgical Directions, discussed how to create best-in-class perioperative services under accountable care and value-based purchasing.
Memorial Hospital Pembroke (Fla.) announced the opening of six integrated operating rooms.
North Valley Hospital in Whitefish, Mont., has announced the start of construction on an operating room expansion.
Here are four strategies to ensure perioperative services success under accountable care and value-based purchasing from Surgical Directions President and CEO Jeff Peters, who presented a webinar hosted by Becker's Healthcare Feb. 28.
A protocol to manage patient flow variability in an operating room led to increased prime time use and income, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.