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October 15, 2008
Finding "Lost" Equipment: Automating the Management of Mobile Medical Equipment
Listen to an enlightening presentation focused around achieving surgical excellence in all areas of the hospital. Mark Underwood, Operations Manager at Loma Linda Medical Center, discusses how Horizon Equipment Manager™ has dramatically improved equipment operations in his facility.
October 14, 2008
Providing Surgeons What They Need, When It's Needed
Hear first-hand how both Horizon Tissue Manager™ and Horizon Tray and Instrument Manager™ have improved operations and outcomes in the surgical areas of St. Elizabeth Medical Center and Concord Hospital.
December 8, 2008
The Power to Put the Patient First—McKesson Anesthesia Care
Dr. Scott Fisher presents how the McKesson Anesthesia Care™ electronic medical record allows the clinician to incorporate anesthesia custom notes, bar code scanning for medication delivery, and contraindication alerts using the drug formulary. The Webinar also includes discussion of ergonomic placement of touch screen technologies and an introduction of the McKesson Anesthesia drug cart.
November 6 & 20, 2008
McKesson Anesthesia Care: Awareness can be a good thing
In order to improve patient safety and mitigate risk, hospitals must proactively identify potential medical errors and eliminate potential mistakes before they happen. By streamlining the anesthesia preoperative and intraoperative workflow, the McKesson Anesthesia Care™ solution helps reduce medication errors and supports fast, accurate clinical documentation throughout the patient’s case—thereby managing risks and improving patient care. The result is a complete and legally sound electronic medical record which allows clinicians to share patient history and current condition as the phases of care progress. Designed by anesthesiologists for anesthesiologists, this intuitive, Web-based solution is a logic-driven tool intended to complement—not supplant—the clinician’s expertise.
August 15, 2008
Introducing McKesson Anesthesia Care 12.0
An introduction and review of the newest release of McKesson Anesthesia Care 12.0
May 13, 2008
Physician/Surgeon Satisfaction in the OR
Studies have shown that the operating room can generate up to 60% of a hospital’s revenue and up to 40% of its costs. It is an expensive—and essential—resource that should be optimized for capacity without jeopardizing quality of care. During this educational session, we discussed the impact surgical scheduling has on hospital capacity.
April 17, 2008
Pushing Throughput Through
Studies have shown that the operating room can generate up to 60% of a hospital’s revenue and up to 40% of its costs. It is an expensive—and essential—resource that should be optimized for capacity without jeopardizing quality of care. During this educational session, we discussed the impact surgical scheduling has on hospital capacity.
February 12, 2008
New Research—Attributes of Best in Class OR Performers
Discussion of new research correlating types of facilities with operational efficiency in the OR including published research, correlated, category; using sample size of over 300 Operating Rooms as well as comparisons and findings.
January 15, 2008
Preference Cards
With the migration to electronic documentation to meet HIPAA requirements of portable healthcare information, the preference card has taken on new meaning. Once used only to convey important information about a physician’s preferences for specific surgical procedures, it is now a core component of your OR information system. This webinar will guide perioperative nurses through best practices on managing preference cards and their importance in today’s OR environment.
December 20, 2007
Bottom Line Results of Improving Communication in the OR
The Naval Medical Center San Diego is a large teaching facility with a high staff turnover secondary to the military rotation policies and frequent deployments, causing a continual cycle of teaching and staff orientation. Timely, accurate communication is essential yet creates a challenge within the unique characteristics of the Naval Medical Center. This webinar shares strategies employed at the center that have been integrated into the process improvement plan, resulting in improved communication among all health care disciplines. Key efficiency benchmarks such as on time starts improved from 31% to 81%; compliance to surgical site marking and medication labeling routinely met 100% as a result of the program.
November 6, 2007
Impacting Disruptive Behavior in the OR
Learn how disruptive behaviors between physicians, nurses, and other members of the healthcare team have been shown to inhibit communication, collaboration, and information exchange, adversely affecting team dynamics and patient outcomes.
October 26, 2007
Nurses Make Better Drivers, Navigating Data on the Information Highway
This session discusses need for nursing performance analytics and its potential impact on OR performance, educates nurses on how to use and understand/present the information and teaches you how to use data for meaningful decision making.
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