Name
Optimizing OR Flow: How Data-Driven Insights Help Anesthesia Groups and Hospitals Work Smarter, Together
Date & Time
Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Nathaen Weitzel, MD
Description

Join UCHealth’s Associate Chief Medical Officer Perioperative Services to gain insight on how data-driven insights optimized operating room scheduling and drive efficiency gains. By leveraging both technology and standardizing workflows, the UCHealth team continues to enhance coordination and efficiency between anesthesia groups and hospitals with impressive results:

  • 63% block utilization 
  • 78% staffed room utilization 
  • 40% release fill rate

 
Three Learning objectives:

  • Describe how data-driven insights can be applied to optimize surgery scheduling. 
  • Explain the impact that optimized scheduling, forecasting, and coordination can have on operational efficiency.
  • Identify critical success factors for implementing data-driven solutions, including stakeholder engagement, change management, and aligning technology with process improvements.
     
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