Tag Archives: surgeon

increase strategy to increase throughput: …data in context…lean in context…flipped rooms…

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Why is this important? It can significantly increase total throughput and throughput as referenced by a particular agent (surgeon, anesthesiologist, hospital). Increased throughput can be converted into large increases in revenue. It can decrease cost for all agents. It can … Continue reading →

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things you’ll probably never see…

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

Turnover Time (TOT) does not have an ideal value of  zero.  When you finally learn how to make it zero (or negative) you’ll discover the idiosyncrasies of your surgeon.  If fact, you will have achieved the proper TOT for your … Continue reading →

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constraints, risk, and ego in OR start delays… simple example

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

First off, there must be a 100 different reasons for late OR starts.  Everything from surgeons, anesthesiologist, nurses, equipment, meetings, policies, traffic, school age children and equipment…to a mix of any of the above.  The trick is in understanding the … Continue reading →

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Protected: How to Tell the Productive Surgeons from the non-Productive

Posted on January 29, 2010 by

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Protected: the fungible anesthetist…

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

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Graphs of Actual and Optimized Surgical Schedule

Posted on January 20, 2010 by

Warning! Not for the graphically challenged. In reference to the graphs I posted on January 14, 2010, I’ve added several graphs with detailed information. The first graph is of the actual room schedule (non-optimized) before optimizing it by a better … Continue reading →

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With whom should I do my cases?

Posted on January 18, 2010 by

<click on the above graph for a larger image> The above graph is an example of finished data analysis for three different orthopedic groups (Arizona Cutters, ORO Pods, Tucson Bones) which are deciding in which hospital, and with which anesthesia … Continue reading →

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Wasting surgeons’ time? One hospital– $27 Million opportunity Loss per Year from scheduling

Posted on January 14, 2010 by

click here:  3 Graphs of Actual and Optimized Surgical Schedule « ORTimes – Healthcare Systems Engineering Analysis The above chart was derived from data from a client who wanted to know if they were using their CRNAs efficiently. (we’ll show that … Continue reading →

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