Reducing non-operative time: Methods and impact on operating room economics

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 325-352

  Krupka, Dan C ^a   Sathaye, Shashikant ^a   Sandberg, Warren S ^b  

^a Twin Peaks Group   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost savings; Healthcare process effectiveness; Healthcare process redesign; Hospital revenue; Non operative time; Operating room efficiency; Operating room throughput; Opportunity cost

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HOSPITAL COST; NON OPERATIVE TIME; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; TECHNIQUE; TIME; TURNOVER TIME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48249084136     PISSN: 13682156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHTM.2008.019672     Document Type: Article

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