Managing the OR: Tools, resources and guidelines to effectively manage operative suites

Michael D. Pederson, Andrew S. Abildgaard, Sherry M. Caplan, Ginger H. Krings, Tara C. Krosch, Lindsay E. Linder, Stephanie A. Loeffler, Jennifer L. Mueller, Travis C. Paul, Pawan Bhandari and Gokhan Anil
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Michael D. Pederson: Mayo Clinic Health System — Southwest Minnesota, USA
Andrew S. Abildgaard: Mayo Clinic Health System — Southwest Minnesota, USA
Sherry M. Caplan: Mayo Clinic Health System — Southwest Minnesota, USA
Ginger H. Krings: Mayo Clinic Health System — Southwest Minnesota, USA
Tara C. Krosch: Mayo Clinic Health System — Southwest Minnesota, USA
Lindsay E. Linder: Mayo Clinic Health System — Southwest Minnesota, USA
Stephanie A. Loeffler: Mayo Clinic Health System — Southwest Minnesota, USA
Jennifer L. Mueller: Mayo Clinic Health System — Southwest Minnesota, USA
Travis C. Paul: Mayo Clinic Health System — Southwest Minnesota, USA
Pawan Bhandari: Minnesota State University, USA
Gokhan Anil: Mayo Clinic Health System — Southwest Minnesota, USA

Management in Healthcare: A Peer-Reviewed Journal, 2023, vol. 8, issue 2, 182-194

Abstract: As modern medicine offers novel surgical therapies for conditions simple and complex, the proper resource allocation of operating rooms, surgical staff and supporting services is becoming increasingly important for healthcare organisations. Surgical services are one of the most essential parts of any healthcare system, substantially influencing patient choice of healthcare services. These services are typically the centre for revenue but also impart considerable costs. Given the complexity of surgical schedule planning, expectations of high reliability and demand on resources, many healthcare organisations have resorted to using a static block schedule based on historic utilisation patterns. This is based on the dogma that surgical schedules are not predictable, surgical blocks are stable, and surgical yield has no direct correlation with outpatient schedules. Here we share our two-year experience with a Surgical Predictor Tool using our surgical practice management principles and the cost-effective use of these means to meet the needs of patients and our surgical staff in an integrated community health system.

Keywords: guidelines; operating room; OR schedule; tools (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 I10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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