Clearing a patient for surgery is no easy feat, and a completely paper-based workflow can be very inefficient. Switching to a paperless tracking system has cut labor and costs in the preanesthesia screening services (PASS) department at Sinai Hospital, LifeBridge Health, Baltimore, and nurse leaders there hope to integrate the system into other units.
Immersed in texts, apps, QR codes, and streaming videos, we…
Takeaways • Interdepartmental collaboration and standardized communication are essential to…
CEO Karen Franco, MBA, spent years struggling to fill surgical…