Why Optimizing Your OR Workflow is Critical to Success
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One of the most important pieces of a hospital is the operating room. It’s where patients go to receive life-saving surgery. But what many people don’t know is that the success of an OR depends on its workflow. For your OR to run as smoothly as possible, you need to optimize your process. Here’s how:

Streamline OR Workflow 

Many different studies have been conducted with the intention of improving OR workflow. This is understandable, given the fact that everyone may count on a particular procedure. It’s also true that OR processes tie up a number of skilled and well-trained medical personnel, perhaps for several hours. This draw on resources means that you should do everything possible to achieve efficiencies wherever they may exist in the OR.

One major area of instant improvement calls for you to install the DinamicOR Back Table Solution system. With all your medical tools situated so that 92 percent of them are instantly visible, tremendous efficiency can be gained when a nurse simply reaches for the appropriate device, rather than having to fish around for it amid the heap on the table.

One other way the DinamicOR Back Table solution offers an improvement on your processes is by using the DinamicOR+ Workflow Management App, included with the Back Table Solution. Using this App to store procedures, hospital personnel can consult it at any time, so they can familiarize themselves with any operating procedure you have in place.

General optimizations 

Most hospitals today cite inadequate information in the OR as one of their biggest vulnerabilities. If more data were available instantly, better and more accurate decisions could be made. Some hospitals have already installed systems to help them access patient data more quickly and have reaped the benefits of having installed those systems. With all data at the touch of a finger on a dashboard, some hospitals have received a 39 percent increase in efficiency – in just one month.

The impact of installing such equipment can have far-reaching effects on your nursing staff. When they lack the extensive experience to carry out complex preparation activities for an OR procedure, it can free them up for other responsibilities, With data automation needed for automatic reporting and monitoring, as much as an 85 percent time savings is created for your nursing staff.

Next steps

Operating rooms are complex, high-pressure environments. Inefficient workflow can lead to mistakes, long wait times for patients, and generally unhappy medical staff. That’s why it’s so important to optimize your operating room workflow with solutions like DinamicOR Back Table Solution. For more information about our back table solution, contact us today. We would be happy to answer any questions you have and help you get started on improving your OR efficiency. Thanks for reading!