Creating an optimal operating room schedule.
SCHEDULING IN THE OR suite is a particularly daunting task for many surgical services managers. CREATING AN OPTIMAL OR schedule requires looking at constraining factors as well as historical data. THIS ARTICLE presents one solution to creating an OR schedule that results in increased use of the OR suite and better profitability.
Calichman
Murray V
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GBC Consulting Corp, Huntington Station, NY, USA.
D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D001509:Bed Occupancy; D006801:Humans; D009870:Operating Room Information Systems; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013997:Time Factors