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The Raci Matrix And Its Use In The Office, Michelle C. Dziurgot Dds
The Raci Matrix And Its Use In The Office, Michelle C. Dziurgot Dds
The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association
The RACI Matrix, crucial in office management, delegates tasks efficiently: Responsible individuals, like lead assistants, handle specific duties; Accountable, typically the manager, ensures smooth operations; Consulted, such as patients, provide input; Informed parties, like lab technicians, contribute expertise. By adhering to RACI, dental offices optimize workflow, enhance patient care, and address challenges effectively, ensuring a harmonious and efficient practice.
J Mich Dent Assoc March 2024
The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association
Every month, The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association provides news, information, and features about Michigan dentistry to our state's oral health community and the MDA's 6,200+ members. It stands as the primary publication reaching Michigan dentists.
In the March 2024 issue, the Journal focuses on the landscape of practicing in rural settings. Original content includes:
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A cover story discussing "Market Realities for Rural and Small-Town Practices"
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A feature commentary from a new dentist in the Upper Peninsula on "Why I Chose to Practice in Rural Michigan"
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A feature article highlighting a dental education initiative, "Washington’s RIDE Program: A Model …
First-Case Operating Room Delays: Patterns Across Urban Hospitals Of A Single Health Care System, Callie M. Cox Bauer, Danielle M. Greer, Kiley B. Vander Wyst, Scott A. Kamelle
First-Case Operating Room Delays: Patterns Across Urban Hospitals Of A Single Health Care System, Callie M. Cox Bauer, Danielle M. Greer, Kiley B. Vander Wyst, Scott A. Kamelle
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews
Purpose
Operating room delays decrease health care system efficiency and increase costs. To improve operating room efficiency in our system, we retrospectively investigated delay frequencies, causes and costs.
Methods
We studied all first-of-the-day nonemergent surgical cases performed at three high-volume urban hospitals of a large health system from July 2012 to November 2013. Times for patient flow from arrival to procedure start and documented reasons for delay were obtained from electronic medical records. Delay was defined as patient placement in the operating room later than scheduled surgery time. Effects of patient characteristics, late patient arrival to the hospital, number of …