When it comes to leadership, many organizations hold preconceived notions about interim hires — they may perceive that a temporary assignment isn't enough to meet their organizational goals or that the interim leader’s impermanence demotivates them from learning the...
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Common Sterile Processing Department (SPD) Deficiencies
The sterile processing department (SPD) is one of the most important parts of any operating room (OR). SPD maintains safety and compliance by preventing the contamination of medical equipment when the stakes are high, and even minimal errors can cause significant...
Creative Employee Benefits to Attract and Retain Perioperative Talent
For years, big tech companies have been trailblazers when it comes to creative perks and benefits packages that employees love. Whether it's providing travel stipends, furniture allowances, or even pet care reimbursements, nothing helps an organization attract and...
Developing Leadership Skills for SPD Managers
While every healthcare organization has countless moving parts, the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) is vital to its success. Ensuring all equipment and tools are safe for use in an efficient manner requires vigilance, continuing education, and above all, stellar...
How to Optimize Operating Room Supply Chain Management
It's no secret OR staff are in high-stress positions. The lives of their patients are on the line, and even the smallest mistake has the potential to be catastrophic. This can lead to some frustrations for surgeons when the materials management department sends new...
Leveraging Data to Validate Your Anesthesia Care Model
It’s no secret that surgical departments across the country are experiencing a sharp shift in dynamics concerning anesthesia service providers. Approximately 25% of anesthesia providers have retired in the last 36 months, while MGMA reports a median increase of 24% in...
Essential Elements of Business Case Development
OR directors and business managers alike are expected to have the tools to develop and present an effective business plan for new services, facilities, equipment, technology, and supplies or staff; however, surgery programs are...
Successfully Negotiating Anesthesia Service Agreements Post-COVID
Successfully Negotiating Anesthesia Service Agreements Post-COVID The healthcare environment is constantly changing — and the payment landscape is no exception. As hospitals slowly emerge from COVID, managing precious resources...
How to ‘Restart’ Your Perioperative Department in the COVID-19 Era
How to ‘Restart’ Your Perioperative Department in the COVID-19 Era The pandemic has ushered in a new era of expectation, creativity and spirit of collaboration among healthcare providers. This is especially true of the perioperative department — typically the greatest...
Preparing Your Surgical Teams Post COVID-19
Hospital leaders are stretched to the max in daily planning and management of resources, leaving little time to plan for the surge in surgical cases that will come after coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions on elective surgery are lifted. How hospitals decide which...
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