OR Manager - April 2020 - 25
OR Business Management Conference
Growth and opportunities
Continued from page 11
OR Business Management Conference
is a perfect fit for me because
although I'm an RN, my job responsibility
day-to-day is more supply
chain. These sessions bridge the
gap and allow for networking with
others similarly situated. "
Looking ahead
Newcomers and return attendees alike
find the conference gives them the
tools they need to improve business
operations at their facilities. " ORBMC
is the best focused conference to help
new and experienced OR business
managers succeed and save money
while improving operations, " said Girard
Senn, MS, RN, director of Pinnacle
Healthcare Consulting. Senn has
attended and presented at the conference
multiple times.
Save the date: February 7-10, 2021,
and plan to join us in San Diego for
cutting-edge OR business insights.✥
-Elizabeth Wood
OR business
Competition
Continued from page 21
the landfill. " This wasn't a cost savings,
but was important from an environmental
perspective, " Warman says.
Manager involvement. The winner
was a manager who suggested standardizing
urology procedures. This suggestion
is a good example of benefits
of the Olympics, which also enhanced
physician engagement (sidebar, p 21).
Warman and the senior value analysis
coordinator worked with the 12
urologists employed by LVH to reduce
170 preference cards to 10 procedure
cards. In addition, the standardization
www.ormanager.com
efforts increased block utilization for
urology from more than 50% to 92%.
Second place went to the manager
who suggested standardizing ear, nose,
and throat and ophthalmology preference
cards as procedure cards.
A winning strategy
The Perioperative Cost Savings Olympics
was a creative program that
brought success for LVH, employees,
leaders, and physicians. Benefits extended
well past the event. For example,
several additional service lines
streamlined by shifting from preference
to procedure cards.
The Olympics also encouraged emCynthia
Saver, MS, RN, is president of
CLS Development, Inc, Columbia, Maryland,
which provides editorial services to
healthcare publications.
Reference
Johnson H, Warman A. Going for the
gold with the cost saving Olympics.
OR Manager Conference. 2019.
OR Manager | April 2020
25
ployees to gain perspective on different
hospital operations, which continues on
an ongoing basis. For example, business
staff routinely visit the OR and storage
room to gain insights. " The Olympics
helped clinical staff understand what the
business staff do, " Warman says. ✥
The largest-ever exhibitor floor provided a wealth of innovative products to help
increase efficiency and improve the bottom line.
http://www.ormanager.com
OR Manager - April 2020
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of OR Manager - April 2020
OR Manager - April 2020 - 1
OR Manager - April 2020 - 2
OR Manager - April 2020 - 3
OR Manager - April 2020 - 4
OR Manager - April 2020 - 5
OR Manager - April 2020 - 6
OR Manager - April 2020 - 7
OR Manager - April 2020 - 8
OR Manager - April 2020 - 9
OR Manager - April 2020 - 10
OR Manager - April 2020 - 11
OR Manager - April 2020 - 12
OR Manager - April 2020 - 13
OR Manager - April 2020 - 14
OR Manager - April 2020 - 15
OR Manager - April 2020 - 16
OR Manager - April 2020 - 17
OR Manager - April 2020 - 18
OR Manager - April 2020 - 19
OR Manager - April 2020 - 20
OR Manager - April 2020 - 21
OR Manager - April 2020 - 22
OR Manager - April 2020 - 23
OR Manager - April 2020 - 24
OR Manager - April 2020 - 25
OR Manager - April 2020 - 26
OR Manager - April 2020 - 27
OR Manager - April 2020 - 28
OR Manager - April 2020 - 29
OR Manager - April 2020 - 30
OR Manager - April 2020 - 31
OR Manager - April 2020 - 32
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm_mar_apr-2025
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm-orbmc_feb-2025
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm_jan_feb-2025
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm_november-2024
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm_asc_october-2024
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm_october-2024
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm_september-2024
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm_august-2024
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm_july-2024
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm_june-2024
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm_may-2024
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/ormc_brochure_march-2024
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm_april-2024
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm_asc_march-2024
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm_march-2024
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm_february-2024
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm_january-2024
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm_november-2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm_october-2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-september-2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-august-2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-july-2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-june-2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-may-2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/ormc-brochure-march-2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-april-2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-march-2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/orm-february-2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-january-2023
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-november-december-2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-october-2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-september-2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-august-2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-july-2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-june-2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/ormc-brochure-may-2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-may-2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-april-2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-march-2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-february-2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-january-2022
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-november-december-2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-october-2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-september-2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-august-2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-july-2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-june-2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-may-2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-April-2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-march-2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-february-2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-january-2021
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-december-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-october-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-september-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-august-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-july-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-june-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-may-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-april-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-march-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-february-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-january-2020
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-december-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-november-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-october-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-september-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-august-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-july-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-june-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-may-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-april-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-march-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-february-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-january-2019
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-december-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-november-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-october-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-september-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-august-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-july-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-june-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-may-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-april-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-march-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-february-2018
https://www.nxtbook.com/accessintelligence/ORManager/or-manager-january-2018
https://www.nxtbookmedia.com