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Assigning Surgical Cases With Regional Anesthetic Blocks To Anesthetists And Operating Rooms Based On Operating Room Efficiency, Cormac O'Sullivan, F. Dexter
Assigning Surgical Cases With Regional Anesthetic Blocks To Anesthetists And Operating Rooms Based On Operating Room Efficiency, Cormac O'Sullivan, F. Dexter
Cormac T. O'Sullivan
The popularity of regional anesthesia blocks for both intraoperative anesthesia and postoperative pain management supports the inclusion of the administration of regional anesthesia into discussions about operating room (OR) efficiency. This article reviews the literature on OR efficiency with a focus on day-of-surgery decision making. Vignettes show regional anesthesia block placement is a variable that can affect the efficiency of use of OR time. Clinical examples highlight OR management issues and staff assignment decisions on the day of surgery. Regional anesthetic block placement can affect surgical schedules, and thus OR efficiency. When patient safety is unaffected, rearranging OR schedules on …
Economics And The Education Of Nurse Anesthetists: Part 1, Cormac O'Sullivan, E. Thompson
Economics And The Education Of Nurse Anesthetists: Part 1, Cormac O'Sullivan, E. Thompson
Cormac T. O'Sullivan
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Economics And The Education Of Nurse Anesthetists: Part 2, Cormac O'Sullivan, E. Thompson
Economics And The Education Of Nurse Anesthetists: Part 2, Cormac O'Sullivan, E. Thompson
Cormac T. O'Sullivan
Economic assumptions and other factors affecting the economics of nurse anesthesia education are presented in Part 2 of this 2-part column. In Part 1, published in the October 2004 issue of the AANA Journal, general economic principles and healthcare economic principles in particular were described, explained, and related to the current US healthcare system.
Evidence-Based Management Assessment Of Return On Investment From Anesthesia Information Management Systems, Cormac O'Sullivan, F. Dexter, D. Lubarsky, M. Vigoda
Evidence-Based Management Assessment Of Return On Investment From Anesthesia Information Management Systems, Cormac O'Sullivan, F. Dexter, D. Lubarsky, M. Vigoda
Cormac T. O'Sullivan
A systematic and comprehensive review of the scientific literature revealed 4 evidence-based methods that contribute to a positive return on investment from anesthesia information management systems (AIMS): reducing anesthetic-related drug costs, improving staff scheduling and reducing staffing costs, increasing anesthesia billing and capture of anesthesia-related charges, and increased hospital reimbursement through improved hospital coding. There were common features to these interventions. Whereas an AIMS may be the ideal choice to achieve these cost reductions and revenue increases, alternative existing systems may be satisfactory for the studied applications (i.e., the incremental advantage to the AIMS may be less than predicted from …