New scanners bring high-tech imaging to operating rooms
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…
Upgrading software? Developing the RFP
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…
Learning from the Most Wired hospitals
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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