Editor's Note The new year will bring a new opportunity for OR Business Management Conference attendees to expand their professional network and knowledge base. The 2022 edition of OR Business Management Conference takes place February 14-16, 2022, at the beautiful JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa in…

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Editor's Note Girard Senn, MS, RN, with Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting, has walked attendees through the intricacies of implants in previous years at the OR Business Management Conference—a complex area of business management made more accessible by his expertise. He is joined by Alexander Senn on Wednesday at 9 am PST…

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Editor's Note Lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic will close out the OR Business Management Conference on Wednesday, leaving attendees with ideas for managing the disruptions experienced since the start of 2020. Implementing a virtual communication platform to get surgeons’ feedback on instruments helped leaders at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital…

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Editor's Note Inventory management continues to be one of the biggest challenges for any healthcare facility, and one session today will offer valuable insights and solutions. From 9:15 am to 10:15 am PST, Lana Makhanik, COO of VUEMED, and Russell Royer, Director of Heart and Vascular Services at Loma Linda…

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Editor's Note Saving on costs and gaining efficiencies are chief responsibilities of any OR business manager, and the OR Business Management Conference offers multiple sessions on how to achieve these goals in a variety of healthcare settings. But with pandemic-related challenges continuing to dominate both personal and professional lives, success…

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Editor's Note Ed Krow, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CCP, talent transformation expert, will be challenging OR Business Management Conference attendees today at 8 am PST on their leadership skills. In his keynote address, “Leadership Gold—How To Be a Leader Worth Following,” Krow will ask how well managers are leading their teams in…

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Editor's Note Three sessions at the OR Business Management Conference on Monday illustrate why predictive analytics is more than just a buzzword. These leaders will explain how technology can be used to gain efficiencies in scheduling and avoid supply chain disruptions. Check out: Shikha Kashyap, CEO of Healthinsights.ai, speaking on…

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Editor's Note This study by Israeli researchers finds that restrictions implemented during COVID-19 dramatically altered daily routines and limited time spent outdoors, which resulted in deteriorating personal wellbeing. The analysis of 7,517 adults from 40 countries who were surveyed during the 2020 COVID-19 restrictions found that social restrictions impaired all…

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Editor's Note The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on September 22 amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to allow for use of a single booster to be administered at least 6 months after completion of the primary series in those: 65 years of age and older…

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Editor's Note This study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, finds that practice interruptions in the treatment of Medicare patients spiked in April 2020, and interruption-without-return rates were larger for older physicians. In this analysis of 547,849 physicians billing Medicare: Practice…

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