Assessing Operating Room Efficiency and Parallel Processing
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Increasing operating room efficiency through parallel processing.
OBJECTIVE Because of rising costs and shrinking reimbursements, hospitals must continually find ways to improve efficiency and productivity. This study attempts to increase caseloads in ambulatory surgery operating rooms while maintaining patient satisfaction and safety. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA In most hospitals, patients move through their operative day in a linear fashion, starting at regis...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000193601.57597.ec