Orchestrating the Surgical Journey: Reducing Late Cancellations by 40% Through Earlier Patient Preparation

Wednesday, November 18
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CST
  • Presenter

    Cody Walker

    President

    Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock

When patient readiness issues surface too late, surgical teams have few options to prevent cancellations. This session recorded at Becker’s 14th Annual CEO & CFO Roundtable earlier this month explores how OHSU used agentic AI to automate routine patient coordination while keeping clinical decisions and exceptions in staff hands, reducing late cancellations by approximately 40%. Learn how this approach saved staff time, earned positive patient feedback, and revealed opportunities to identify readiness risks earlier, helping teams protect surgical access and make better use of valuable capacity.