Tag: FCOTS

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Data and surveys

OR Manager’s 2023 Salary/Career Survey included the following question to respondents: “How do you measure productivity in your department?” The answers were eye-opening and spawned a two-part series on “Maximizing productivity measurement”: Part 1 was published in September, and Part 2 (cover story) is included in this issue. The leaders…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
September 26, 2023
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Minimizing wasted 'In-OR' minutes at start of day at a pediatric AMC

The OR is the financial motor of a hospital. As such, inefficiencies in this space adversely impact patient safety as well as the financial stability of the hospital and/or healthcare system. The first case on-time starts (FCOTS) metric is one of the primary benchmarks for assessing OR efficiency. The following…

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By: Katrina M. Schuh, DNP, RN; Quinn Mullikin, PhD, RN; Peter Nichol, MD, PhD; and Susan L. Jones, MBA
September 26, 2023
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Leadership session: Establishing an Environment of Continuous Improvement

Editor's Note Establishing an environment of continuous improvement is crucial to the quality of patient care, speakers told attendees during this Monday afternoon session at the OR Manager Conference. They shared how they improved the quality of care with a performance improvement initiative targeting first case on-time starts (FCOTS). Matthew…

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By: Bridget Brown
September 20, 2023
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