Performance Improvement A new narrative review study posted Monday on Cureus, “Patients With Obesity on the Acute Care Surgery Service: Improving Outcomes,” posits that obesity now “represents a defining characteristic of the emergency general surgery (EGS) population," and that many clinicians and health systems need to account for this reality in their care…
Everyone knows the time-honored cliché about surgeons who act out as the ego-driven superstars of the OR, and to whom everyone else on the perioperative team defers or even fears. In one periop leader’s experience, that dynamic has changed. “The physician of today is not the physician of 10 years…
Jacksonville TV station WTLV-TV reported last week on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at the city’s HCA Florida Memorial Hospital. “The goal isn’t to replace doctors, but support them,” said the anchor introducing the piece. Interviewed in the report was the hospital’s Eric Troup, DO, who said the facility…
If you’re focused on making your ORs more efficient – and who among perioperative leaders isn’t? – we encourage you to attend next Monday’ s free webinar, “Driving Efficiency in Surgery with Advance Case Management.” Led by orthopedic surgeon Robert B.(RB) Jones, MD, of Mercy Springfield and Nate Edgington, DBH,…
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has released what it calls the first national framework that outlines measurable workplace standards for surgeons. The framework, “Developing Specialty-Specific Workplace Standards for Surgeons,” was published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS). ACS states that the demands placed on surgeons, including…
The first case of the day is a complex orthopedic procedure. Loaner trays were expected the afternoon before but arrived late in the evening. Sterile processing adjusted priorities to accommodate the load. The industry representative is already in the department at 6:00 a.m., confirming instrumentation and reviewing implant availability with…
New Jersey health system RWJBarnabas Health has opened a new OR simulation lab for advanced nurse training and education at the Livingston location of its Institute for Nursing Excellence. The lab, which replicates real-world OR environments, features surgical lighting, equipment, instrumentation, patient mannequins, and audiovisual technology. The simulation environment, which…
Press Ganey, which provides experience measurement, data analytics and AI-powered insights to health systems and health plans, last week announced the recipients of its 2025 Press Ganey Human Experience Awards, which “recognize organizations that are going above and beyond, translating data, insight, and empathy into patterns and stories that fuel…
In any OR, a combustible combination of personalities and stressful situations can set off a chain of reactions that can at best lengthen surgeries or hurt feelings and at worst jeopardize patient safety and outcomes. As a board-certified neurosurgeon at Longstreet Clinic in Gainesville, Ga., Betsy Grunch, MD, FAANS, FACS,…
Editor's Note Federal efforts to rein in student loan debt and tuition costs, including a new law and related Department of Education rules risk post-baccalaureate nursing students’ eligibility for federal loans as graduate medical students. In response, many professional practice organizations, including the American Nurses Association (ANA), are rallying support…
