Nurses, anesthesiologists, surgeons, healthcare administrators, and other professionals having specialized knowledge are all involved in the management of the operating room. In the current healthcare environment, there is increasing pressure on these professionals to provide high quality surgical care at the lowest possible cost. High-quality operating room management not only reduces costs but also improves satisfaction of the many surgical "customers"-patients, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, technical staff, ...
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Nurses, anesthesiologists, surgeons, healthcare administrators, and other professionals having specialized knowledge are all involved in the management of the operating room. In the current healthcare environment, there is increasing pressure on these professionals to provide high quality surgical care at the lowest possible cost. High-quality operating room management not only reduces costs but also improves satisfaction of the many surgical "customers"-patients, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, technical staff, administrators-and improves quality of the product. Operating Room Management provides clinicians and administrators with the tools they need to improve the performance of their operating room suites and develop a competitive advantage. * Provides proven tactics on how to improve the quality of the operating room, while also increasing the productivity and reducing costs * Discusses impact of managed care on function of operating rooms * Includes helpful case studies that apply the information to a variety of settings, including freestanding surgical centers, community medical centers, and university medical centers organizations
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