Optimizing surgical robots to drive efficiency and ROI in the OR
For more than a decade, robot-assisted surgery has been a consistent trend in hospitals and health systems across the country. This shows no signs of slowing down. The benefits of leveraging robots – wisely, cost-effectively, and for the surgical procedures that truly need them — can be many and far-reaching. Average ROI looks like a […]
Improve infusion scheduling compliance one patient at a time: a guide to productive appointment scheduling conversations
Infusion appointment scheduling is a complicated exercise. Labs, provider schedules, chair availability, and pharmacy capacity are only some of the many factors infusion center schedulers must consider when determining when to schedule a patient. Many centers try to prioritize patient preference, in the hope of providing a positive experience. This touch-and-go, part-science, part-art exercise can […]
New survey shows perioperative leaders’ focus on staffing as nationwide shortages continue into 2024
For patients, surgeons, and clinical staff alike, the experience of scheduling surgical procedures can be highly frustrating. Patients, on top of their apprehension going into surgery, often undergo long lead times before procedures and in some cases, last-minute reschedules. For surgeons and OR staff, operational roadblocks are also far too common. These include surgeons being […]
Should We Get on the Fast Track?: When to “Fast Track” Short Infusion Treatments
In any infusion center, balancing capacity and managing utilization is a complicated equation. The question “How do we do more with less while continuing to meet our patients’ needs?” is ever-present on leaders’ minds. Establishing a “Fast Track” model is one effective way to do so. Meeting demand pressures faced by infusion centers Infusion suites […]
Create Capacity with AI at December’s Transform Infusion Center Operations Virtual Summit
This December, all infusion leaders are called to mark their calendars for a groundbreaking event— the Transform Infusion Center Operations Virtual Summit, taking place on December 6, 2023. Co-hosted with Becker’s Healthcare, this summit is the gateway to the latest innovations reshaping the landscape of infusion center operations. Infusion centers are at the forefront of […]
Driving surgeon engagement through AI technology
Physicians who are highly engaged in the financial and operational performance of their healthcare organization, as well as their own clinical spheres, have proven to be critical stakeholders in transformation initiatives. Engaged physicians, inclined to collaborate proactively with colleagues across disciplines and skillsets, support stronger team performance and constant improvement in care delivery and efficiency […]
Unlocking operational benefits in infusion centers: 3 creative approaches to linked appointments that increase scheduling flexibility
At some point, every infusion center leadership team has likely discussed the goal of separating the individual appointments within their center (primarily the lab draw, office visit, and infusion room appointments) to occur on different days. Different centers may use slightly different terminology to describe multiple appointments on the same day, calling them “linked”, “coupled”, […]
How AI technology can help solve OR staffing challenges
Health systems are seeing continued demand for elective surgical cases, especially as patients return for procedures that were delayed during the pandemic. Demand is also increasing as the population ages and expands, and as the shift towards value-based care takes root. As more procedures move to ambulatory settings, an opportunity arises for ORs to accommodate […]
“We saved 36,000 minutes of under-scheduled OR time”: How UCHealth improved surgical case length accuracy with iQueue for Operating Rooms
In their efforts to unlock valuable operating room capacity that would improve patient access to care and staff satisfaction, perioperative leaders from UCHealth developed and deployed the technology that became iQueue for Operating Room’s Case Length Finder tool. Use of the tool improved and promoted better case length accuracy in surgical scheduling, which contributes to […]
OR “flip rooms” are nothing to flip out about
Awarding surgeons a flip room, or a two-room, two-team setting where the surgeon can alternate rooms to perform cases – two rooms, two teams, and one surgeon, where only the surgeon moves room to room – is a common practice and often a driving force in recruiting and retaining in-demand surgeons and service lines. But […]