May 16-18, 2022 JW Marriott Hill Country Resort & Spa San Antonio, TX New Dates for the OR Business Management Conference! Omicron infections are on the rise around the country and coupled with cold/flu season, we recognize the burden this has put on our healthcare system and on our perioperative…
The need for registered nurses nationwide is expected to grow 7% by 2029 to 3.3 million workers, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, which projects 175,900 openings for new nurses each year. Filling those openings is an increasing challenge for perioperative nurse leaders. The annual OR Manager Salary/Career…
Staff turnover and open positions have increased in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) during the past year, according to the 2021 OR Manager Salary/Career Survey, indicating the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. About half (49%) of ASC leaders reported increased RN turnover (more than double the 24% in 2020), and…
New capabilities to streamline operations for health systems across the U.S. announced during Transform, LeanTaaS’ hospital operations summit SANTA CLARA, Calif. — June 30, 2021, 2:30pm CST —LeanTaaS, Inc., a leading Silicon Valley based software innovator that increases patient access and transforms operational performance for healthcare providers, today announced new…
Editor's Note Cindy Kildgore, MSHA, BSN, RN, CNOR, has been appointed the new Education Coordinator for the OR Manager Conference. Kildgore will head the 2021 OR Manager Conference Program Committee, comprising twenty perioperative leaders, to build the event’s conference agenda. Kildgore was a perioperative services director for more than 20…
Implants are foreign bodies, and they increase the risk of a surgical site infection. Processing implants requires strict adherence to the required steps because implants have sustained contact with sterile tissue. An implant is defined as a device that is placed into a surgically or naturally formed cavity of the…
Rockville, MD: OR Manager today announced a partnership with LeanTaaS, a leading Silicon Valley based technology innovator that transforms patient access and operational performance , to launch a platform that allows perioperative and hospital leaders, surgeons, and anesthesiologists to gain timely access to proven processes, policies, and innovative technologies that…
OR Manager Announces the Launch of OR Manager Conference OnDemand Rockville, MD – July 20, 2020 – OR Manager is excited to announce the launch of OR Manager Conference OnDemand. Scheduled to go live on October 5, 2020, immediately following our in-person conference, this online event allows you to gain…
Welcome to our first Morning Conversations! We sat down with Jake Poore, President & Chief Experience Officer at Integrated Loyalty Systems. Jake is the Opening Keynoter at the OR Manager Conference, ASC Leader Summit and PACU Manager Summit this fall in Las Vegas at the Mirage.
More than half of respondents to a recent OR Manager reader survey put cost-saving initiatives at the top of their list of important topics, and cost reduction is an ongoing challenge for many OR managers. Leaders at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVH), based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, took a creative approach…