New high-tech scanners, once seen only in major medical centers, are making their way into more hospitals. The rapid 3-D imaging takes the OR far beyond fluoroscopy. Surgeons say they can improve results and make surgery safer. Before the patient leaves the OR, they can scan the brain to make…

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Sacred Heart Hospital's new MRI-equipped OR. Stainless steel doors enable the scanner also to be used for diagnostics. Sophisticated intraoperative imaging suites, with their special facility needs and high cost, are usually found in academic medical centers. But a community hospital in Wisconsin has installed an intraoperative MRI and is…

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Imagine scrubbing in for a spine case without lead aprons. Imagine taking a scan of the spine at the beginning of surgery that gives images so precise further imaging isn't needed during the case. These are advantages of the new O-shaped portable computed tomography (CT) scanners, which provide real-time 3-D…

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Selecting the right software for your perioperative services department is one of the most important decisions a manager makes. The software used to manage perioperative services is critical because the OR drives the hospital's inpatient capacity as well as the revenue and margin. The software must enable the OR manager…

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A lot has been invested in information technology (IT), and more is needed. What is the return? Increasingly, the return is measured not only in financial terms but in the value added to clinical and operational processes. "Hospitals are telling us they have an insatiable appetite for data, to track…

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