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OR Benchmarks
Cards driven by procedure
or surgeon
CPT Code
10%
20%
70%
Procedure
cess of a surgical department arguably
lies in the effectiveness and efficiency
of SPD.
Survey findings show that titles of
SPD leaders include director, manager,
coordinator, and others. The manager
title is used in 51% of facilities, with no
correlation to the size of the facility.
Surgeon
What is the title of the person
responsible for SPD?
Director
22.41%
ticed in many years and some who have
passed away.
The responsibility for updating preference
cards mostly fall to RNs and surgical
technologists for Groups A, B, and
C, and to business managers for Group
D (sidebar, Who manages/updates preference
cards?).
First case on-time starts
(FCOTS)
Tracking FCOTS is a priority quality improvement
metric. Starting the first case
of the day on time facilitates ending the
OR schedule of cases on time and reduces
the likelihood of overtime.
Of those who responded:
* 88% are tracking this metric, with
69% currently working on initiatives
for improvement
* 57% allow no grace period for starting
on time
* Grace periods range from 4 minutes
to 20 minutes, with no correlation to
the size of the department
* Percentage of ORs with staggered
start times for the first cases of the
day is the same as ORs without
staggered start times.
Sterile processing department
(SPD)
As surgical procedures evolve and volumes
increase, it is vital that SPD and
OR leaders work closely together to ensure
continued sterilization and patient
safety best practices. The relative sucwww.ormanager.com
Other
20.69%
13.79%
Coordinator
Other
survey findings include:
* 57% of facilities include SPD in the
daily perioperative huddle
* 73% of SPDs hold their own daily
huddle
* 62% of facilities have a designated
liaison between OR and SPD
* 72% of SPDs hold monthly in-service
education sessions
* 52% of SPDs are responsible for
cleaning inpatient equipment
* 42% of SPDs clean all gastrointestinal
and pulmonary endoscopes
* 46% of SPDs are responsible for
picking case cart supplies, and 60%
pick the instrumentation.
Having OR managers share their institutions'
leading practices with others
allows both sides to improve their performance
and financial health. That is
the goal of this two-part series of leading
practice data gleaned from the experiences
of some of the top OR leaders
in the country. Part 2 will appear in the
May 2023 issue of OR Manager. ORM
-Nancy Lombard, MS, RN, CNOR, is the
owner of Lombard Consulting, LLC, " A
passion for all things Periop. " Her career
43.10%
Manager
encompasses 40-plus years
working all levels of perioperative
services and consulting.
For inquiries, she can be
reached at lombardperiopconsulting@
gmail.com.
References
Bransby D. Three steps forward: Designing
a superior sterile processing
system. OR Manager. September
2016.
Frontline staff input helps build a
better EHR system. OR Manager.
November 2015.
Mathias J M. Defining 'wants' vs
'needs' drives success of instrument
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Mathias J M. Preference or procedure
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Saver C. Dedication, determination
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Saver C. Easing the pain of electronic
health records: Part 1. OR Manager.
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Saver C. Easing the pain of electronic
health records: Part 2. OR Manager.
2022;38(10):23-26.
Saver C. Manage physician preference
cards to boost efficiency
and patient safety. OR Manager.
2016;32(3):14-16.
Surgical Directions (perioperative services
experts). Firm policies and the
right procedures tip the cost-benefit
balance toward flip rooms. OR Manager.
March 2014.
Talbot E, Nolan R, Monie D, et al. Preference
card cleanup projected to
cut costs across departments. OR
Manager. 2017;33(6):20-21,28.
Voight P. Benchmarking labor productivity:
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