Description
Book SynopsisThis easy to use guide offers practical, everyday guidance on case scheduling, performance and demand-capacity monitoring in operating theatres. It uses time as the key benchmark, outlining how to improve patient safety and maximise theatre efficiency with data-driven approaches. Its rational approach is applicable to theatres around the world.
Trade Review'This book is a useful resource to anesthesiologists, operating room managers, and financial analysts on the topics of data-driven metrics. It provides a unique educational resource for those who are new to the topic of operating room efficiency, utilization, and productivity.' Axel Rodriguez and Amr E. Abouleish, Anesthesiology
'… Practical Operating Theatre Management: Measuring and Improving Performance and Patient Experience delivers on both content and readability supported by data-driven metrics, making it a useful resource for clinical staff, theatre managers, and hospital management alike. I highly recommended it for future healthcare management course curricula.' Jaideep J. Pandit, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia
Table of ContentsForeword Andy Hardy; Preface; 1. Introduction and scope of book Jaideep J. Pandit; 2. Defining 'efficiency' Jaideep J. Pandit; 3. Defining 'productivity' Jaideep J. Pandit; 4. Case scheduling Jaideep J. Pandit; 5. Capacity planning Jaideep J. Pandit; 6. Staffing and contracts Jaideep J. Pandit; 7. Theatre finances Jaideep J. Pandit; 8. Pre-operative patient preparation Jaideep J. Pandit; 9. Operating theatre management in New Zealand Cameron C. R. Buchanan; 10. Operating theatre management in Japan Yoshinori Nakata; 11. Operating theatre management in two European countries André van Zundert and Thomas Sieber; 12. Operating theatre management in Australia André van Zundert; 13. Operating theatre management in the United States Emily B. Goldenberg and Alex Macario; 14. Clinical governance and safety in theatres Meghana Pandit; 15. Summary and overview Peter H. J. Müller; Index.
