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I am wondering if anyone can share how other ORs are measuring productivity related to staffing. THANK YOU!
Finance runs a report through Premier each pay period that shows a productivity index based on work hours and case ...
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I am curious how other facilities track allografts that have been ordered but may not be used. For example, we have a ...
All of our implants, even when we anticipate sending back, are required to be checked into the system and then ...
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How do you currently monitor and measure turnover times in the OR?
Brandon Smith
Mar '21
We have an explorer that pulls data from EPIC. There is a report you can pull directly from EPIC, but we have found it ...
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I am looking to refresh our overall annual competencies for OR, PAR and Sterile Processing. Is anyone willing to ...
Tammy Simpson
Mar '21
Amber,
This is my next project as well. If anyone has anything they are willing to share it would be greatly ...
This is my next project as well. If anyone has anything they are willing to share it would be greatly ...
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Would anyone be willing to explain how their PTO policy works? Do you have one "bank" to cover holidays, sick days, ...
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Hello! Our leadership team has been asked to create a separate and new job description for the Licensed Surgical ...
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Hello, Does anyone have an official mentor program that they would be wiling to share some information on? Thank ...
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Hello, Does anyone have a new surgeon on-boarding checklist that they would be willing to share? We want to make our ...
Stephanie Yudelson
Feb '21
Surgeon Onboarding.docx
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Just asking, what is everyone doing about call when people are 65 and over? We are a non union hospital. Thoughts, ...
Holly Grammer
Dec '20
All our OR, PACU, GI and ASU nurses take call, no matter their age at my facility.
Holly Grammer,BSN, RN, CNOR, CIC
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I run a small ambulatory surgery center with only 1 operating room and I'm looking for suggestions on how to improve ...
Si Yin Geraldine Tan
Dec '20
Hi David,Â
I worked at a surgery center where average turnover times for ophthalmology cases (vitrectomy, ...
I worked at a surgery center where average turnover times for ophthalmology cases (vitrectomy, ...
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Hi All, I am new to the OR as a leader and returning back to AORN from my staff RN time. How do you address the education ...
Theresa Loechner
Dec '20
Our OR uses Onesource for IFU's. In the OR we use Blu62 to pre treat.
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Hi everyone, Who is responsible for ensuring intraoperative charting errors are identified and corrected at ...
Christina Dickerson
Nov '20
We have nurses that go behind us and review our charges and charting at our faculty. Â They work within our ...
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What are some creative ways on how you all recognize employees?
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Does anyone have a policy or requirement for their surgeons/physicians to have an eye exam or other kind of ...
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Looking for new PI ideas. We have done the tried and true items over that last few years and it is time to look at some ...