OR Manager

AUGUST 6, 2025

Navigating the new handbook The latest version of the AAAHC Handbook, […] The post How ASCs ace the AAAHC accreditation survey: New handbook, delineation of privileges appeared first on OR Manager.

OR Manager

OR Manager

AUGUST 5, 2025

The number of Medicare-certified ASCs has grown to nearly 6,400 nationwide, […] The post 5 reasons why ASC leaders deserve to be at the 2025 OR Manager Conference appeared first on OR Manager. And yet, the ASC market is booming.

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The Circulating Life

JULY 16, 2025

Burnout and Patient Safety When we’re not ok, we put our patients at risk. The stakes are too high and the risks to our patients are too great for us to do anything that risks patient safety, including caring for patients while struggling with burnout. Ultimately, everyday challenges can feel overwhelming and impossible.

Nurse

OR Manager

JUNE 30, 2025

Imagine an innovative, safe, and highly efficient OR not confined by walls but on wheels—crossing rugged terrains, bustling cities, and disaster-stricken areas to deliver life-saving surgical care in More » The post Mobile ORs can change the game, bridge gaps in surgical care appeared first on OR Manager.

OR Manager

OR Manager

AUGUST 6, 2025

Other […] The post How ASCs ace the AAAHC accreditation survey appeared first on OR Manager.

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OR Manager

JULY 17, 2025

An estimated 22 million Americans were believed to have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in 2019, according to data cited in a February 2019 article published by OR Manager.

OR Manager

OR Manager

AUGUST 5, 2025

Under this model, specialists in […] The post Translating MIPS Value Pathways into perioperative practice—What OR leaders need to know appeared first on OR Manager. Among the most impactful updates is the launch of the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM)—a mandatory value-based payment program focused on heart failure and low back pain.

OR Manager

OR Manager

JULY 23, 2025

Just ask Kaycee Shiskowsky RN, MBA, […] The post Proper planning prevents OR construction, renovation cost creep appeared first on OR Manager. However, OR construction and renovation also can be among the most daunting projects of a perioperative leader’s career.

OR Manager

OR Manager

JUNE 25, 2025

Making education a game has emerged as one of the most straightforward ways to play […] The post Winning gamification strategies enhance nursing staff education appeared first on OR Manager.

Nurse

OR Manager

JUNE 30, 2025

Having been knocked out cold by a More » The post Hidden head injury hazards expose cracks in OR safety culture appeared first on OR Manager. One of the most sobering moments in the career of anesthesiologist Cornelius Sullivan, MD, occurred not as a caretaker in the OR, but as a patient in the emergency department.

Safety

OR Manager

JUNE 18, 2025

It wasn’t […] The post How gender norms shape perioperative nurse career paths appeared first on OR Manager. Men and women received the same level of training and worked together during World War I, but the men were called orderlies and paid less.

Nurse

OR Manager

JULY 15, 2025

Comparing healthcare to aviation is a long-standing tradition, especially when discussing safety systems like checklists. Parallels like these can illuminate the otherwise confusing […] The post Professional development: Cockpit view clears credentialing terminology turbulence appeared first on OR Manager.

OR Manager

OR Manager

JUNE 17, 2025

As we take part in the celebrations happening this month, it is worth revisiting this February 2023 OR Manager article, titled “Building leadership diversity” and authored by Cynthia Saver, MS, RN, which speaks directly […] The post Blast from the past: 8 strategies to build diversity in leadership appeared first on OR Manager.

OR Manager

OR Manager

JUNE 24, 2025

A strategically assembled committee, representing diverse facility […] The post OR Business Management Summit Announces 2026 Program Committee appeared first on OR Manager. The event will take place February 9–11, 2026, at the Hilton Austin in Austin, TX.

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Caresyntax

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The challenges for operating room (OR) managers are universal: improving surgical workflow efficiency while providing high-quality, reliable, safe patient care. Efficiency ties into patient safety and the high-quality, reliable care that we can provide just by getting those large procedures completed more efficiently.”

OR Manager

OR Manager

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Yet, understanding and engaging in strategic thinking has never been more important to the success of organizations More » The post Strategic thinking tools, techniques transform vision to reality appeared first on OR Manager.

OR Manager

OR Manager

JULY 30, 2024

But what does “wearing many More » The post ASC management is a skill: A day in the administrator role appeared first on OR Manager. The administrator of an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) wears many hats, doing every odd job in the book to keep their free-standing center safe, compliant, and operational.

OR Manager

OR Manager

JUNE 23, 2024

appeared first on OR Manager. For 25 years I have consistently said, “I’ve never nursed an OR a day in my life; it’s always been the patients.” ” As perioperative nurses, what we do is about more than More » The post Are you a perioperative nurse or an OR nurse?

Nurse

OR Manager

JUNE 23, 2024

Consider the surgical safety checklist. In 2020, more than a decade after the World Health Organization (WHO) started advocating that every hospital More » The post State of the huddle: The barriers to and benefits of preop meetings appeared first on OR Manager. Complex problems do not always require complex solutions.

Safety

OR Manager

JULY 30, 2024

According to Tanna et More » The post Unpacking the impact of private investment on innovation, ASCs appeared first on OR Manager. Those who make healthcare their business understand this as well.

OR Manager

OR Manager

MAY 23, 2024

” The relationship between vendors and nurse leaders is More » The post Nurse leaders, vendors must collaborate effectively appeared first on OR Manager. For leaders in the perioperative space, where vendors abound, it may be tempting to answer “yes.”

Collaboration

OR Manager

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA—In a significant move to enhance patient safety, a group of leading US healthcare providers, including organizations such as Novant Health, BJC HealthCare, and Munson Healthcare, have united to advocate for a universal platform to manage product recalls and other supply-disruption alerts, NotiSphere announced today.

Safety

OR Manager

JULY 30, 2024

However, a recent interview with OR Manager More » The post Smart knee’s advance heralds future of proactive postop care appeared first on OR Manager. Hip, shoulder, elbow, ankle—whatever the source of a patient’s discomfort, orthopedic surgeon John Dundon, MD, maintains the same high standards of care.

OR Manager

OR Manager

AUGUST 28, 2024

Every year, OR Manager shines a light on staffing issues via the Salary/Career Survey. In this issue, two articles take a careful look at the career and profile of the perioperative leader in both inpatient More » The post Anesthesia workforce challenges taking center stage appeared first on OR Manager.

Anesthesia

OR Manager

AUGUST 28, 2024

Surgical volume continues to surge, but staffing issues are easing slightly, according to the 2024 OR Manager Salary/Career Survey. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of respondents reported increased volume over the More » The post Survey: Staffing woes ease slightly, but challenges remain appeared first on OR Manager.

OR Manager

OR Manager

AUGUST 28, 2024

According to a More » The post Pilot project takeoff proves promise of AI staff optimization appeared first on OR Manager. However, one challenge stands out among the rest: OR staffing shortages.

OR Manager

OR Manager

AUGUST 28, 2024

Human trafficking (HT) is a global public health crisis and one of the fastest growing criminal enterprises that grosses hundreds of billions of dollars annually, all of which are tax-free profits made off the More » The post How perioperative staff can combat human trafficking—Part 1 appeared first on OR Manager.

OR Manager

OR Manager

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Lack of education and knowledge on HT and anti-trafficking measures is More » The post How perioperative staff can combat human trafficking—Part 2 appeared first on OR Manager.

OR Manager

OR Manager

JULY 30, 2024

Although I am not a healthcare professional, working for OR Manager offers a peek behind the curtain. appeared first on OR Manager. What I have learned so far has left me feeling a bit conflicted. When I took this job back in December, I More » The post Surgical ethics: Does money speak louder?

OR Manager

OR Manager

AUGUST 28, 2024

For a couple of years now, speakers at the More » The post Staffing solutions depend on collaborative, innovative culture appeared first on OR Manager. There is no shortage of advice, opinions, and proposed solutions when it comes to staff shortages, but the issue continues to plague healthcare systems nonetheless.

Collaboration

OR Manager

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Consider the most recent data from the American Board of Perianesthesia More » The post Perianesthesia certification protects patients, promotes retention appeared first on OR Manager.

OR Manager

Concordia Anesthesiology

OCTOBER 12, 2021

OR managers can minimize tardiness by having every patient’s medical records available and complete before the case start time. A prediction bounds analysis by the OR manager will assist in determining the best placement within the existing schedule. Anesthesiologists, surgeons, and other clinical team members must arrive on time.

Operating Room

OR Manager

APRIL 19, 2024

This More » The post Managing challenging employees: How to help appeared first on OR Manager. Even for ORs not facing personnel shortages already, the loss of even one person could significantly burden the remaining staff.

OR Manager

OR Manager

JUNE 23, 2024

Holding clinics to the same standard adds to the challenge, whether they are associated with More » The post Scaling standards from sterile processing department to clinic appeared first on OR Manager.

Sterile

OR Manager

JUNE 23, 2024

million times per year in inpatient and outpatient hospital settings as well as ambulatory surgery More » The post Ambulatory endoscopy management strategies keep patients, finances healthy appeared first on OR Manager. Performed more than 17.1

OR Manager

OR Manager

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Ofstead, MSPH, president and CEO of Ofstead More » The post Why OR leaders should revisit sterile processing basics appeared first on OR Manager. In a recent webinar covering sterile processing basics, Cori L.

Sterile

OR Manager

JULY 30, 2024

Factoring in the ever-expanding aging population, projections show the figure for knee replacements alone will More » The post The US News journey to introduce a new ‘best’ ASCs ranking appeared first on OR Manager.

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