Webinar recordings
OR Management Webinars
Programs providing valuable information to OR directors,
business managers, and others involved in the management
of the OR.
Fee: $179. Access for 30 days.
| Specialty Teams in the OR
There are many definitions for what OR specialty teams
really are. It may be staff who consistently work in
the same service or for the same physician but don’t
take call for that service or physician. It may be
an exclusive team that only works for that service
or physician and takes call exclusively for that specialty.
Is a team a full complement of staff who work in the
OR or just a specific few who maintain expertise in
particularly complex cases in that specialty? Do teams
receive special education, schedules, or compensation?
More importantly, by what metrics are these teams evaluated
in terms of quality, efficiency, cost, and benefit?
During this webinar, we will explore these questions
and discuss what works, what doesn’t, and how
to tell if specialty teams are working or will work
for you.
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Prevention of Retained Surgical Items:
A Critical Discussion
A national expert on retained surgical objects, Dr
Verna C. Gibbs will discuss the new AORN Recommended
Practices
for prevention of retained surgical items, focusing
on the interdisciplinary roles required to provide
a safe
environment for the patient. She will discuss why
these events occur and where hospitals can move
in the future.
She will describe a reliable manual sponge counting
practice, NoThing Left Behind. You will hear the
pros and cons
of the new technologies for sponge management and
how they match up with manual counting practices.
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| Case Duration Accuracy: The Elephant in
the OR
Inaccurate case duration estimates negatively affect
utilization, start-time accuracy, cost per case, customer
satisfaction, and quality of workload management. Tina
Foster, RN, MBA, CNOR, Vice President, Performance
Analytics, McKesson, will discuss key strategies for
improving case duration accuracy.
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| Steps for Success
for Your Block Schedule
Managing an OR schedule is challenging in today’s
competitive environment. OR leaders must create a surgery
schedule that satisfies the surgeon and at the same
time balances the need to run an efficient OR, meets
the demand for surgical beds, and enhances market share
and reputation. By successfully implementing an improved
scheduling policy and procedure, your facility may
improve its utilization of the surgical arena. From
Stephanie S. Davis, RN, MSHA, CNOR, Assistant Vice
President of Surgical Services, HCA, Nashville, you
will hear about tools that have been
successful in establishing an efficient, well-managed
block scheduling system.
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| How the New Health Care law Will Affect
the OR
The new health care law will have a significant effect
on OR departments. You will gain a better understanding
of what changes to anticipate and how best to prepare
for them. Jeffry Peters, President, Surgical Directions,
covers the impact of the law on surgical demand, reimbursement
for surgeons and anesthesia providers, and financial
pressures on hospitals.
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Weathering the Economic Storm
Hear how physician-staff partnerships can enhance
revenue and reduce expenses. Learn how patient flow
improvement can build revenues from Christy Dempsey,
RN, MBA, CNOR, vice president of clinical operations,
Patient Flow Press Ganey.
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Vendor Management in the OR
Physician-vendor relationships can increase device
costs. Marita Parks, RN, MHA, vice president, performance
consulting, Sisters of Mercy, ROI, will show how implementing
a strictly enforced vendor access and credentialing
policy can help manage vendors.
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No Retained Objects: An Ongoing Challenge
After three incidents of retained objects, Christiana
Care Health System initiated revised policy and practice
changes that resulted in no retained objects in over
three years. Mary Cay Curran, RN, MSN, CAPA, and Judith
A.Townsley, RN, MSN, CPAN, discuss factors that contribute
to incidents of retained objects.
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Managing the Use of Human Tissue
Hear about regulations and standards that minimize
the risks associated with transplanting human tissue.
Learn about best practices and compliance from Victoria
Steelman, RN, PhD, CNOR, FAAN, assistant professor
at the University of Iowa, and Michael Hintz, RN, CTBS,
surgical consultant, MTF.
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New Clinical Guidance on Surgical Fire
Prevention and Management
ECRI Institute has new clinical recommendations on
preventing and managing surgical fires. An expert on
surgical fire safety, Mark Bruley, vice president,
accident and forensic investigation at ECRI Institute,
will discuss the guideline and its recommendations.
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SCIP: Overcoming Barriers to Success
Learn strategies to implement SCIP measures and how
to overcome barriers to change from Amy L. Bethel,
RN, BC, MPA, executive director surgical services,
Iowa Health System.
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Creating an Effective Preoperative
Program
Learn how to create an effective modern preoperative
process that will attract patients and surgeons from
David Young, MD, Medical Director at Advocate Lutheran
Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois.
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Joint Commission Accreditation Survey:
Where are the Scorable Hooks?
What can you expect in your next Joint Commission
survey? Learn the most frequently cited standards from
this popular consultant, John R. Rosing, MHA, FACHE,
vice president and principal, Patton Healthcare Consulting.
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Surgery Scheduling: Critical Element
for Efficient Patient Flow
Accurately scheduling cases is critical to patient
flow. Christy Dempsey, RN, MBA, CNOR, senior vice president
of clinical operations, Patient Flow Press Ganey, will
guide you in developing a more accurate scheduling
process and identify strategies to start cases on time.
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The Perils and Pitfalls of Block Scheduling
Block scheduling directly impacts efficiency, surgeon
satisfaction and the hospital’s bottom line.
Bill Mazzei, MD, clinical professor anesthesiology
at the University of California San Diego Medical Center,
helps you avoid /overcome the perils and pitfalls of
block scheduling and increase surgeon satisfaction.
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Aligning Key Stockholders for Effective
Perioperative Services Governance
Hear about business development, planning, and governance
of the surgical services organization from consultant
Jerry Ippolito, MBA, MHSA, Southeast Anesthesiology
Consultants.
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Lean Improvement Across the OR
An introduction to Lean principles and their application
to the OR environment from Lewis Lefteroff, senior
Lean consultant, ValuMetrics Services, Ortho-Clinical
Diagnostics, a Johnson & Johnson Company.
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Critical Elements for
Effective Anesthesiology
Issues of anesthesia reimbursement and regulatory
compliance are discussed by Jerry Ippolito, MBA, MHSA.
Learn how to work more effectively with anesthesia.
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Taming the Charge Description Master
OR charges need to be well thought-out and accurately
implemented. Learn how to ensure accurate reimbursement
from Keith Siddel, MBA, CEO, HRM Consulting.
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Improving the OR Revenue Cycle
It is increasingly important for the OR staff to understand
and manage the revenue cycle. Improve your reimbursement
with advice from Keith Siddel, MBA, CEO, HRM Consulting.
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Implementing a Patient Flow Improvement
Project
Patient flow problems mean longer lengths of stay
and boarding in the PACU, ED, and OR. Hear how to implement
a patient flow improvement project from Christy Dempsey,
RN, MBA, CNOR, senior VP of clinical operations, Press
Ganey.
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