OR Manager July 2023 - 1
JULY
2023
Volume 39
Number 7
Education and information for OR decision makers
OR BUSINESS
IN THIS ISSUE
INDUSTRY BEATS
Results from the 2022 National
Nursing Workforce Survey .............6
AI, analytics help match anesthesia
supply to surgical demand ............9
Reader's choice: OR am top
read stories ...............................12
SPECIALTY STORIES
Managing MALS during surgery
means addressing chronic
pain needs ................................22
ASC joint ventures:
'To be, or not to be' ....................24
BY JUDITH MATHIAS
Contract standardization for endomechanical
supplies saves millions
dentifying and decreasing hidden
costs related to endomechanical supply
standardization and contract deviations
saved the Canyons Region of
Intermountain Health millions of dollars.
Intermountain Health is based in
three geographical regions-the Peaks
Region in Denver and Montana, Canyons
Region in the Salt Lake City area
and some in Boise, and the Desert Region
in Las Vegas.
I
The job of the surgical operations
team for the Canyons Region is to
standardize and implement initiatives
across all 23 hospitals. The initiatives
FINANCES
include safety initiatives,
policies and procedures,
compliance, and contract
compliance.
" In a very matrixed
organization, what this
means is that we have
all of the accountability
of operationalizing these
Dusty Clegg,
MS, RN
initiatives without the direct line structure
support to make that happen, "
says Dusty Clegg, MS, RN, operations
officer for surgical operations for the
Canyons Region. " We have learned that
Continued on page 14
BY SARAH FALCONE
How rural hospital acquisitions are
impacting surgical care access
IMPORTANT
DATES
August 1: Award nomination
deadline
August 25: Advanced Rate
deadline, OR Manager Conference
September 18: OR Manager
Conference opens
erioperative nurse leaders play a
critical role in ensuring that patients
receive the best surgical
care. In rural communities, however, access
to such care can be limited. As L
D Britt, MD, MPH, noted in a statement
to the American College of Surgeons'
Committee on Optimal Care: " There is
no quality without access. "
P
Rural access to care
According to the US Department of
Agriculture, nearly 46 million Americans-14%
of the population-live in
rural communities. These residents
often struggle to get needed health and
surgical services because access to
care is limited in rural areas throughout
the country. Geographic isolation and
low patient volumes are persistent challenges
for rural hospitals.
Many small, outlying facilities are
now coming to grips with the financial
impact of COVID-19, increased regulations,
and an opioid crisis. To protect
access to healthcare, many have opted
to consolidate with larger health systems,
enter other partnerships, or restructure
service offerings. At least one
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