March 1, 2008

Ways to break loose from OR holds

By: Cynthia Saver, RN, MS
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OR holds slow the entire hospital's throughput. "What happens in the OR doesn't stay in the OR—it affects the whole system," says Christy Dempsey, RN, MBA, CNOR, senior vice president of clinical operations for PatientFlow Technology, Inc, Boston.

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