Tag: Staffing

Back to Business: Budgeting for Sustainable Staffing Models in the OR

Editor's Note As hospitals face mounting workforce and financial pressures, budgeting skills are essential for today’s OR leaders. In this preview video, Cara Cook and Susie Law, RN, of Smart Healthcare Operations, share highlights from their upcoming session at the OR Manager Conference, "Finance and Productivity in the OR: Budgeting…

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By: Lindsay Botts, MA
September 9, 2025
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Getting ready for OR Manager Conference 2025: Dan Weberg on innovation, user-centered design

Editor’s Note: This page is a companion piece to the main article, How nurse leaders can drive healthcare innovation: Countdown to the 2025 OR Manager Conference.   Dan Weberg, PhD, MHI, RN, FAAN, will be attending this year’s OR Manager Conference for the first time. OR Manager talked to him about…

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By: Carina Stanton
September 8, 2025
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How nurse leaders can drive healthcare innovation: Countdown to the 2025 OR Manager Conference

Much like the Blockbuster video store chain had a choice to innovate before the rise of streaming, Dan Weberg, PhD, MHI, RN, FAAN, thinks healthcare is at a similar crossroads. As an ER nurse turned educator, executive, and innovation expert, Dr Weberg sees the 4 million nurses nationwide as being…

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By: Carina Stanton
September 8, 2025
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Healthcare job gain in August offset by losses in federal government, other industries

Editor's Note Healthcare employment in the US rose by 31,000 from August to September, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), released on September 5. However, this “job gain…was partially offset by losses in [the] federal government and in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
September 5, 2025
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AMA urges health systems to act now on AI governance

Editor's Note Artificial intelligence use in healthcare is accelerating, and the American Medical Association (AMA) is pressing health systems to establish clear governance policies before the technology outpaces oversight. Nearly 70% of physicians reported using artificial intelligence tools in 2024, a sharp rise from 38% in 2023, AMA News Wire…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
September 4, 2025
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Scrubs to startups: Nurse executive’s career reimagined through perioperative consulting

What happens when a veteran perioperative leader walks away from the 24/7 responsibility of hospital operations, but not from the work she loves? For Stephanie Davis, MSHA, RN, CNOR, CSSM, former vice president of surgical services at HCA Healthcare, it meant reshaping her role from full-time healthcare executive to expert…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
September 3, 2025
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August poll results: Service line shifts push ASCs to expand capacity, redefine readiness

The migration of surgical cases from inpatient settings to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) continues to reshape perioperative leadership in 2025. Nationally, the trend is driven by payer incentives, patient preference, and cost pressures, with ASCs now performing more orthopedic, spine, and complex outpatient procedures than ever before. In fact, the…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
September 3, 2025
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OR leaders must sharpen questions, partnerships as AI reshapes perioperative care

Editor's Note Artificial intelligence (AI) will not replace perioperative leaders, but it will demand sharper decision-making, closer collaboration, and thoughtful staff engagement, OR Manager coverage reports. AI is poised to transform perioperative practice, yet its value depends on how leaders choose, evaluate, and integrate these technologies. Key insights the article…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
September 2, 2025
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Survey: 2025 business manager profile

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Editor's Note: This page is a companion page to the main article, "Survey: Staffing problems increase as surgical volume continues to rise."   Most OR leaders (81%) report having a business manager. Historically, fewer than half had this position (42% in 2024, 37% in 2023, and 43% in 2022). The…

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By: Cynthia Saver
September 1, 2025
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Survey: Shifts in ASC staffing patterns, volume rises at slower rate

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About the survey Data for the Career/Salary Survey were collected from April 1 to June 27, 2025. The list comprised ASC administrators who were either OR Manager subscribers or part of an external list. The survey closed with 90 responses. The margin of error is ±5 percentage points at the…

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By: Cynthia Saver
September 1, 2025
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