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HVAC setback: Saving energy and reducing cost

Depending on your facility’s type and pattern of use, one or more of your ORs likely is not being used a majority of the time. Yet for most facilities, the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system operates continuously, providing air exchanges, humidity, and temperature control as if the OR were…

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By: OR Manager
May 4, 2012
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Preop Call Center: Satisfaction up, delays down

Patient satisfaction has risen, and OR delays and cancellations are down after a Preop Call Center was developed to give patients more advanced notice of their surgery times. Previously, patients were told to call between 2 and 4 pm on the day before surgery, which gave them little time to…

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By: OR Manager
May 3, 2012
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New US total joint registry signing up hospitals

A new hip or knee implant comes on the market. Surgeons would like to start using it. But the cost is higher than current implants the hospital is using. Will it offer better outcomes for patients? The answer has been hard to come by. If there is outcomes data, it…

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By: OR Manager
May 2, 2012
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The best solution to drug shortages: Anticipation

The downside of scientific advances is that we come to depend on them and assume they will always be available. In the case of lifesaving pharmaceutical products, that has not been true for a long time. Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC), because of their relatively low purchasing power and lack of…

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By: OR Manager
May 1, 2012
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Smartphones, tablets in the OR: With benefits come distractions

Use of personal mobile devices is pervasive in surgery departments. As in the rest of life, they bring benefits but also risks, OR Manager found in an online survey. An overwhelming majority of respondents—86%—say they believe personal use of mobile devices in the OR sometimes distracts providers from patient care.…

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By: OR Manager
April 12, 2012
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Social media: Helping staff manage personal, professional boundaries

A 20-year-old nursing student, Emily, was excited to be on her pediatrics rotation and taking care of Tommy, a 3-year-old leukemia patient. One day, when Tommy’s mom was out of the room, Emily asked Tommy if she could take his picture. He readily agreed. When she got home, Emily excitedly…

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By: OR Manager
April 11, 2012
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Editorial

Health care reform, the comic book. Why didn’t someone think of this a long time ago? The new book, Health Reform: What It Is, Why It’s Necessary, How It Works (Hill & Wang 2012), tells the story of this complicated legislation in pictures with nary a table or chart. Drawn…

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By: OR Manager
April 10, 2012
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Reconnecting OR managers with their purpose

What connects you with your purpose? How do you find that spark that rekindles your passion for nursing? And how can you reignite that spark in your staff?   With humor and stories, Rich Bluni, RN, LHRM, leads off the OR Manager Conference with his talk, Inspired Leadership: Reconnecting with…

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By: OR Manager
April 9, 2012
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