2025 OR Trends: Data-Driven Innovation, Workforce Resilience, and ROI-Focused Growth

This webinar is on-demand and can be viewed at your convenience.

Perioperative leaders from RUSH, OHSU, and CommonSpirit share how they are navigating a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape—integrating AI, robotics, and advanced workforce and anesthesia models into long-term strategies for surgical service growth.

Janet Stifter, PhD, RN, CPHQ, NE-BC (Vice President of Hospital Operations for Perioperative and Interventional Services, Rush University Medical Center), Dio Sumagaysay, RN, MS (Vice President, Perioperative & Multispecialty Procedural Services, OHSU), and Brian Dawson, MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM (President and CEO of BD Perioperative and Healthcare Consulting; Former System Vice President of Perioperative Services, CommonSpirit Health) discuss how their health systems are aligning perioperative operations with C-suite priorities and patient-centered goals.

Key topics include:

Navigating Cost Pressures: Strategies to manage shifting reimbursements, ASC growth, and resource constraints while driving sustainable inpatient and outpatient growth.
Anesthesia & Workforce Solutions: Innovative approaches to address staffing shortages through creative scheduling, tiered staffing models, and data-driven workforce alignment.
Data-Driven Operational Excellence: Using predictive analytics to maximize OR utilization, reduce cancellations, and convert data into actionable insights.
Expanding Ambulatory Surgery: Optimizing ASC utilization to improve patient flow and meet revenue goals.

Moderated by Rami Karjian, Head of LeanTaaS iQueue for Operating Rooms, this session offers actionable insights on building scalable perioperative ecosystems that meet evolving regulatory demands while maintaining quality outcomes. Walk away with proven frameworks for aligning departmental initiatives with enterprise objectives, fostering stakeholder engagement, and championing a forward-thinking OR strategy that drives meaningful change in 2025—and beyond.

Presenters:

Janet Stifter, PhD, RN, CPHQ, NE-BC