Nuts and bolts of new technology acquisition–Part 2
Technology acquisitions require OR leaders to weigh the competing demands of stakeholders—including physicians, nursing staff, the finance department, and patients—and to make sure they address those...
View ArticleCost savings achieved through sharing equipment
It’s been said we live in a sharing economy: We share our homes through companies like Airbnb, and we share our cars through companies like Uber and Lyft. So it’s not surprising that organizations are...
View ArticleAI, robots to transform hospitals’ resilience to COVID-19, future disasters
Editor’s Note Leandro Pecchia, PhD, associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, has been awarded £13 million (nearly $17 million) for the ODIN project. The...
View ArticleMost OR nurse leaders find jobs rewarding despite COVID-19
Results from the 2020 annual OR Manager Salary/Career Survey show that despite the turbulent times, most OR leaders view their work favorably; 77% are satisfied with their jobs, with nearly a third...
View ArticleIs a robotics program right for your ASC?
Global adoption of robotics technology has exploded in healthcare institutions, promising a less invasive and more precise means of conducting procedures. Although hospitals command the largest share...
View ArticleStudies assess use of Mako System in joint arthroplasty
Editor’s Note. This article presents value-based analyses on the use of Mako robotic technology in total knee, partial knee, and total hip arthroplasty. The authors are with Stryker Orthopaedics in...
View ArticleResearchers raise the alarm on splashing during reprocessing–Part 1
Does it really matter if surgical instruments are submerged in cleaning solution when technologists or nurses scrub them after a case? Is there a reason for the 3-foot separation between dirty and...
View ArticleBlock time strategies help maximize robot utilization, service line
Improving patient outcomes and providing a superior experience forpatients were at the forefront of the decision to grow the robotics service line at Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC),...
View ArticleJohns Hopkins robot performs first laparoscopic intestinal anastomosis...
Editor’s Note The Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR), designed by a team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University, has performed laparoscopic intestinal anastomoses in four experiments on pig...
View ArticleMove Well: Teaching OR staff to avoid musculoskeletal injuries
Nurses have the highest incidence of work-related musculoskeletal injuries in the US, and OR nurses have the highest incidence among all nursing specialties. Estimates in the literature say more than...
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