Using perioperative analytics to optimize OR performance
Rempfer, D.
Healthcare Financial Management Journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association 69(6): 82-85
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0735-0732 PMID: 26665339 Document Number: 679940
In the past, the data hospitals gleaned from operating rooms (ORs) tended to be static and lacking in actionable information. Hospitals can improve OR performance by applying OR analytics, such as evaluation of turnover times and expenses, which provide useful intelligence. Having the information is important, but success depends on aligning staff behavior to effectively achieve improvement strategies identified using the analytics.