Tag: surgical capacity

Study: COVID-19's impact on oncological surgery offers lessons for future crises

Editor's Note A scoping review of 15 studies reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted oncological abdominal surgery (OAS), leading to postponed or canceled procedures, adoption of alternative treatment plans, and increased psychological stress among surgical teams. Published November 5 in the American Journal of Surgery, the findings emphasize the…

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By: Matt Danford
November 22, 2024
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The anesthesia staffing crisis: How we got here, what hospitals can do

Takeaways • Documentation and coding procedures are rife with opportunity for cost savings. • Passed in 2022, the No Surprises Act is designed to protect insured patients from surprise billing for emergency services from out-of-network providers. However, the result has been nearly 40% cuts in reimbursements to anesthesiologists. • OR…

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By: Brita Belli
November 20, 2024
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Upcoming webinar covers 6 key metrics to improve OR capacity

Editor's Note A recent OR Manager Conference presentation on enhancing OR efficiency and transparency—and, in turn, hospital profitability—is coming to the web. Tune in live this Thursday, November 14 at 1 pm EST, when leaders from LiveData will offer an encore presentation detailing how a medical center in the southeastern…

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By: Matt Danford
November 8, 2024
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Countdown to OR Manager Conference: Creative staffing models to increase surgical case volume within a fixed footprint

Editor's Note MD Anderson Cancer Center shared insights on overcoming OR capacity challenges during a session at last year’s OR Manager Conference that highlighted creative solutions to staffing shortages and capacity constraints. With the ongoing pressures exacerbated by COVID-19, which is hitting a peak this summer, MD Anderson has implemented…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
August 21, 2024
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Study shows joint replacement surgery backlog in UK due to COVID-19 to take years to recover

Editor's Note A recent study led by the University of Bristol reveals nearly 9 months of joint replacement surgeries, amounting to approximately 160,000 procedures, have been lost since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, News Medical Life Sciences July 31 reports. Published in The Bone & Joint Journal, the study…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
August 7, 2024
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