WakeMed Health in Raleigh, N.C., transformed its operating room and procedural area utilization for remarkable efficiency gains.
The system has achieved an 11% increase in prime-time case minutes across its ORs and a 21% jump within its procedural areas. Additionally, WakeMed set a system record with a 13.5% year-over-year rise in proactively released block minutes.
In this session, Charles Harr, MD, chief medical officer of WakeMed's Raleigh campus, will share a blueprint for the system's success.
Key learnings:
- Understand how physician and anesthesia leaders drive effective OR and procedural room management.
- Assess the benefits of combining capacity management technologies with EHR systems for improved efficiency.
- Explore how optimizing capacity management can significantly reduce costs and better utilize equipment and resources.
