OR Manager of the Year a rock star leader
Advocating for patients and staff alike, winning the respect of physicians, and driving growth are among the achievements that have made Kathryn Adamson, MBA, RN, the 2015 OR Manager of the Year. Adamson is administrative director of perioperative and trauma services at the University of Utah Health Care (UUHC) in…
Editorial
The French proverb, “the more things change, the more they stay the same,” is one way to view the readmission penalties imposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). About a year ago, a Kaiser Health News report said more than 2,600 hospitals in fiscal year 2015 were…
Find your community within the OR Manager Conference closing session
The annual OR Manager Conference gives OR directors and managers an opportunity to gain wisdom and inspiration while enjoying a change of scene. Regardless of whether they have attended the conference for many years or they are newcomers, it's always an occasion when they can connect with peers who truly…
Editorial
For many, the arrival of this issue of OR Manager may coincide with summer vacation—typically a good time to catch up on reading and decompress before the busy fall season begins. In the publishing world, however, things hardly ever seem to slow down. This year has been exceptionally fast-paced as…
Adaptive Design makes patient-centered care a part of every day
Providing ideal patient care is the fundamental purpose behind Adaptive Design, an innovative systems approach that engages frontline staff in problem solving and focuses on improving patient care as part of everyone’s daily work. “More access to better care at a continually lower cost is the promise of doing Adaptive…
Editorial
Five years have passed since the Institute of Medicine recommended changes in nursing education and practice. Soon after the IOM issued its report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) partnered with AARP to launch the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action to…
Editorial
Perioperative nursing needs a standardized educational path for entry into the profession, according to James X. Stobinski, PhD, RN, CNOR (cover story), yet there’s no single entity for taking charge and making that happen. Stobinski lays out some options for how to achieve the education and competency needed for the…
Editorial
Enhanced recovery protocols aren’t a new concept, but new data linking them with better outcomes in colorectal surgery patients suggest they’re worth considering—and perhaps should be more widely adopted. In a study published online in January in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS)…
Best business practices shared during annual conference
Some 300 surgical services leaders from across the US gathered in Orlando in February for the OR Business Management Conference to escape from winter and absorb the collective wisdom of a stellar group of presenters and exhibitors. Presentations on Lean management, scheduling innovations, staff relationships, nurse education, and cost-saving measures—to…
Editorial
Every perioperative services staff member, at every level, contributes to the success or failure of the department. Exceptional leaders understand this, and they are most successful when they discourage intimidation and invite everyone to take ownership of their roles. Teamwork in the OR is the next frontier in quality perioperative…
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