5 Considerations for Improving Perioperative Management

Surgical costs — labor, supplies, time and other resources — are a significant expense for hospitals. However, well-managed perioperative systems are also a savings opportunity. Surgical Directions’ CEO Jeff Peters and vice president Robert Dahl share five considerations for hospitals looking to improve perioperative services:

1. Perioperative Costs are typically 65 percent of the best-performing systems.

2. Better operating room management has the potential to save healthcare organizations up to $1 million per OR per year.

3. Improving perioperative management boosts clinical outcomes, which improves patient satisfaction, reduces 30-day readmissions rates, boosts quality scores and improves physician and nurse satisfaction.

4. Improved management empowers nurses, physicians and anesthesiologists to take ownership of quality improvement, facilitating a strong safety culture.

5. In this era of consolidation, substantial OR savings from efficient resource utilization may make the difference between profit and loss.

5 Considerations for Improving Perioperative Management

More Articles on Surgical Directions:

Next Up in Clinical Leadership & Infection Control

2 new medical schools earn preliminary accreditation

ECAT: How CMS' new measure is bringing emergency care quality out of the shadows

CHOP uncovers genetic link to neurodevelopmental disorder

More Articles on Surgical Directions:

Next Up in Clinical Leadership & Infection Control

Join the 500,000+ healthcare executives who start their day with Becker's