New Orleans Medical Center SMI Group Client Case Study
New Orleans Medical Center SMI Group Client Case Study

New Orleans Medical Center Case Study

Improving Surgery Program Operational Effectiveness

New Orleans Medical Center Case Study

Improving Surgery Program Operational Effectiveness

As part of a consulting engagement focused on surgery program operational effectiveness, SMI Group’s consultant assisted this New Orleans hospital in identifying and implementing nearly $1.4 million in savings related to sterile processing and materials management. The consultant formed and facilitated three rapid redesign teams to focus on improvements in instrumentation, preference cards/case cart development and supply management.

The plan included:

  • standardizing instrument sets and streamlining the instrument management process
  • developing a case cart system, consolidating supplies into one central area
  • identifying and eliminating “no move” supplies.
  • A staffing and operational analysis of the sterile processing area concluded that the bulk of the processing occurred from 10am to 6pm; however, there was a shortage of staff during that timeframe. As a result of the analysis, the staffing hours were reconfigured to meet the high demand for instrument processing during that time period.

RESULT: Reduced turnaround time and improved efficiency and physician satisfaction.

Why Choose Surgery Management Improvement (SMI) Group?

Why Choose Surgery Management Improvement (SMI) Group?

The SMI Group’s Principals have worked as senior level executives and vice presidents of hospital management consulting firms including Chi Systems, DJ Sullivan & Associates, and Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Systems Inc.

  • SMI Group brings you experienced, dedicated clinical and business professionals who care about your hospital management. We will craft a winning strategy to successfully implement change for your organization.
  • The Principals and Founders of the Surgery Management Improvement Group share a combined total of seventy years of experience as hospital management CONSULTANTS.
  • All our consultants are seasoned professionals with perioperative clinical, surgery business, sterile processing, and high-level management experience.
Why Choose Surgery Management Improvement (SMI) Group?
Surgery Management Improvement Group - Operating Room Scheduling Management

Operating Room Scheduling Management

Operating room planning is a complex task where numerous resources must be synchronized in order to achieve efficiency. Surgeon availability, operating team scheduling, patient related information (i.e. estimated operating time, priority and diagnosis), equipment, and support resources must all be carefully orchestrated.

Surgery Management Improvement Group - Anesthesiology Program Consulting

Anesthesiology Program Consulting

A well-defined, coordinated anesthesiology program is essential to a cost and operationally effective, marketable operating room. Areas of evaluation and development expertise include: Program Evaluation and Design, Anesthesiologist/CRNA/ Resident Care Team Process Evaluation, Surgeon Nursing Interrelationship

Surgery Management Improvement Group - Succession Planning for the Operating Room

Operating Room Succession Planning

Use our tools and assistance to plan your operating room management succession. Our process identifies key roles, the management capabilities of existing staff, and cultivates qualified internal candidates to become superior leaders for tomorrow’s perioperative environment.

Surgery Management Improvement Group - Ambulatory Surgery Center Program Development

Ambulatory Surgery Center Program Development

SMI Group provides hospital and surgery center consulting services that provide ambulatory surgery program development & management solutions. We help you retain & grow Ambulatory Market Share while improving expected surgery outcomes.