August 21, 2018
Surgical volume outpaces growth in nursing staff
The good news/bad news for OR leaders from the 2018 annual OR Manager Salary/Career Survey: Surgical volume continues to increase for many hospitals, but staff turnover and recruitment difficulties remain, creating challenges in meeting that increased volume. Another ongoing challenge is reimbursement changes; more than half of respondents report bundled payments for orthopedics as the top reimbursement trend compared with a year ago.
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