Editor's Note Attending the annual OR Business Management Conference (ORBMC) is a great way to start each new year. Comments such as “excellent session with lots of simple yet impactful ideas” and praise for engaging and knowledgeable speakers are reasons to either return next year or send colleagues who might…

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Editor's Note The OR Business Management Conference has remained a relatively small, intimate gathering over the past several years, but interest has grown exponentially, as evidenced by the increasing number of proposals received each year. Speakers are thoughtfully selected by a robust Program Committee representing both healthcare and industry leaders.…

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Editor's Note The 2019 Best in OR Business Award was presented to Tracy Raymond, MHA, BHA, CRCST, CHL, during lunch on Tuesday, January 29. Raymond, perioperative services business manager at Amita Health Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois, has brought experience in managing central sterile departments to the business…

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Editor's Note Social and leadership skills that enable OR business managers to communicate with staff at varying levels of the OR hierarchy are increasingly important. For that reason, several sessions at the OR Business Management Conference addressed ways to bridge communication gaps. On Monday, January 28, leaders from the Cleveland…

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Editor's Note The plethora of good restaurants in San Diego ensure that attendees at the 2019 OR Business Management Conference will be wined and dined. That’s to be expected, and between the Welcome Reception on Monday, January 28 (sponsored by the Competency and Credentialing Institute), and the San Diego Dine-Around…

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Editor's Note Cost control is top of mind for OR business managers, and finding new ways to shave budgets and reduce inventory is a chief reason they attend the OR Business Management Conference. This theme is addressed in multiple sessions. On Monday, January 28, attendees learned how to fine-tune capital…

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Editor's Note A mid-winter break and two high-quality preconference workshops drew a number of OR Business Management Conference attendees to San Diego on Sunday, January 27. During “Slice and Dice Data to Improve Patient Outcomes,” a team from Mercy Hospital explained how this concept relates to OR profitability, new service…

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Editor's Note Leading healthcare industry clinicians and experts will set the stage for the latest OR business developments during the 2019 OR Business Management Conference. On Monday, January 28, David Wyatt, PhD, MPH, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, will kick off the conference with “Business Intelligence—The Intersection of Analytics and Operations.” Wyatt,…

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Editor's Note Adductor canal nerve block (ACB) provides modest analgesic benefits after ambulatory arthroscopic knee surgery, including improved relief for rest pain for 8 hours and reduced opioid consumption for 24 hours, this meta-analysis finds. However, ACB did not provide any analgesic benefits and did not improve any outcomes, compared…

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Editor's Note The Joint Commission on January 23 announced that it is reinstating the individual mechanical thrombectomy volume eligibility requirement for the Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center (TSC) and Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) certification programs. The Joint Commission is also implementing a revised volume requirement in 6 months that expands which physicians…

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