Editor's Note They say “big things come in small packages”—and that’s certainly true of the OR Business Management Conference. This relatively small event is a big opportunity to both learn from and educate others. Whether you’re a veteran OR business leader or new manager, you’ll find the OR Business Management…

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Editor's Note Wednesday, January 29, is a big day for Vikram Tiwari, PhD, who will receive the Best in OR Business Award at the OR Business Management Conference and will also present “The Power and Perils of Data Analytics” at 2 pm. Tiwari is associate professor of anesthesiology, biomedical informatics,…

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Editor's Note A bigger than ever exhibit floor offers this year’s OR Business Management Conference (ORBMC) attendees an unprecedented opportunity to explore innovations. And, simply by keeping track of their activities during the week, attendees can earn points and the chance to win the grand prize: an all-expenses-paid trip to…

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Editor's Note Could annual hospital supply chain spending reach upwards of $25 billion? Yes, according to a November 2019 Navigant analysis of more than 2,000 hospitals. OR leaders looking to reduce that spend will find many incentives during the OR Business Management Conference. Multiple sessions will focus on innovations that…

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Editor's Note Although much of the OR Business Management Conference focuses on sound financial management and performance improvement, this year’s program features topics that are somewhat tangential—but nonetheless important—for excelling at business management. Based on feedback from past attendees, we offer these perspectives on safe surgical patient care: how to…

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Editor's Note OR Business Management Conference attendees can jump-start their education this week with either of two preconference workshops on Monday, January 27, from 2 to 5 pm. Both workshops will take deep dives into OR business fundamentals. “The Big Four: Key Components to Optimizing Your Perioperative Business Savvy,” presented…

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Editor's Note Leading healthcare industry clinicians and experts will help OR business managers anticipate changes in patient care delivery and plan for volume growth during the 2020 OR Business Management Conference. On January 28, David Wildebrandt, MHA, will provide a primer on business growth in his keynote address, “No Margin,…

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Editor's Note Cardinal Health is voluntarily recalling 9.1 million potentially contaminated surgical gowns, 7.7 million of which were distributed to 2,807 facilities across the country, the January 22 Becker’s Hospital Review reports. The company took the action after learning of unsanitary environmental conditions at a plant in China that manufacturers…

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Editor's Note Medicare may be overpaying surgeons for postoperative care they provide to patients, according to a new Rand Corporation analysis in the January 23 New England Journal of Medicine. The authors of the analysis suggest that federal officials should incorporate ways to more objectively measure the amount of postoperative…

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Editor's Note Medline Industries has not operated its Waukegan, Illinois, sterilization facility since December 13, 2019, when it was temporarily closed because it couldn’t meet Illinois’ new state standards for ethylene oxide, the January 21 MedTech Dive reports. A Lake County Health Department update on January 17 says Medline began…

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