June 20, 2017
Efforts to improve FCOTS may reduce overutilized OR time
Ccommon cost-saving strategies in the OR include increasing workflow efficiency, reducing turnover times, implementing standardized preoperative protocols, and improving surgical case scheduling and first case on-time starts (FCOTS).
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