title: Managing equipment and instruments in the operating room.
abstract: In most health care institutions, it is difficult to obtain budget approval for personnel or equipment expenses, but there are effective approaches to reducing expenses without compromising operational excellence, patient satisfaction, or staff member satisfaction. This article describes a quantitative methodology used to determine appropriate inventories of equipment and instruments in an OR and shows how expense reduction initiatives can have a positive effect on operational performance and staff member and patient satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Navigant Consulting, Inc, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: Egil V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Nilsen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007445:Inventories, Hospital; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D009511:New England; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D013523:Surgical Equipment / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution*