How Cone Health freed up 220+ hours for patient care daily
Monday, May 19th, 2025 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT
With more than 50,000 surgical cases annually, Cone Health faced persistent perioperative challenges, including outdated communication, fragmented workflows and underused staff time.
The breakthrough? A real-time, analytics-powered coordination system that streamlined operations across 73 ORs — cutting delays, boosting visibility and freeing clinical teams to focus on care.
In this session, hear how Cone Health integrated predictive and prescriptive analytics to improve resource management, enhance communication and gain full visibility into perioperative operations.
What they achieved:
The breakthrough? A real-time, analytics-powered coordination system that streamlined operations across 73 ORs — cutting delays, boosting visibility and freeing clinical teams to focus on care.
In this session, hear how Cone Health integrated predictive and prescriptive analytics to improve resource management, enhance communication and gain full visibility into perioperative operations.
What they achieved:
- 220+ labor hours saved systemwide daily
- 65 minutes freed up per nurse each day
- A 98% reduction in vendor calls
Presenters:

Dr. Matthew Tsuei, MD, FACS
President, Central Carolina Surgery, Duke Health; Former chair, Cone Health iQueue Committee
