Nurses, anesthesiologists, surgeons, healthcare administrators, and other professionals having specialized knowledge are all involved in the management of the operating room. In the current healthcare environment, there is increasing pressure on these professionals to provide high quality surgical care at the lowest possible cost. High-quality operating room management not only reduces costs but also improves satisfaction of the many surgical "customers"-patients, surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, technical staff, administrators-and improves quality of the product. Operating Room Management provides clinicians and administrators with the tools they need to improve the performance of their operating room suites and develop a competitive advantage.

* Provides proven tactics on how to improve the quality of the operating room, while also increasing the productivity and reducing costs
* Discusses impact of managed care on function of operating rooms
* Includes helpful case studies that apply the information to a variety of settings, including freestanding surgical centers, community medical centers, and university medical centers organizations

About the Author

Ronald Gabel: MD, Professor and Former Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York; Medical Director, Lattimore Community Surgicenter, Rochester

John Kulli: MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York; Former Operating Room Director, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester

Stephen Lee: MD, MBA, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York; Quality Officer, Strong Health System, Rochester

Deborah G Spratt: RN, MPA, CNOR, CNAA, Nurse Manager, Operating Room, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New York; Former Clinical Director, Lattimore Community Surgicenter, Rochester; Former Manager of Surgical Services, Highland Hospital, Rochester

Denham S Ward: MD, PhD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York; Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester; Senior Director of Surgical Support Services, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester

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