Revenue and margins, deferred surgeries, preventive care, rising patient acuity, a maturing inpatient to outpatient shift and the persistent pressure of health inequality impact surgery volumes.

In the first part of this two-part program, Dr Jay Prystowski and Rosanne Zagone join host Marilyn Sherrill to discuss the effects on surgical services throughput as it relates to operating room utilization and how it impact a hospital’s mission.

Guests:Jay Prystowski, MDPrincipalVizient

Rosanne Zagone, MSAssociate PrincipalVizient

Moderator:Marilyn SherrillSenior PI Program DirectorVizient

Show Notes:

[01:32 – 02:39] Why operating room utilization is so important

[02:40 – 05:42] How operating room utilization is calculated

[05:43 – 07:44] The item that most impacts optimal utilization

[07:45 – 10:00] Open room blocks and how they help with operating room utilization [10:01 – 13:24] Is there a standard calculation of operating room utilization

[13:25 – 16:09] Typical utilization rates on average

[16:10 – 19:05] Other thoughts

For more information, email picollaboratives@vizientinc.com

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