Operating Room Scheduling Management Consulting - DDS Surgery Management Improvement Group
Operating Room Scheduling Management Consulting - DDS Surgery Management Improvement Group

Operating Room Scheduling
Management Consulting

Automate Scheduling Processes to Save Time & Reduce Human Error

Operating Room Scheduling Management Consulting

Automate Scheduling Processes to Save Time & Reduce Human Error

There are many reasons to improve operating room efficiency with operating room scheduling management software and processes from the SMI Group. A primary reason is that it can reduce errors and improve operational efficiency. Automating the scheduling process saves time and reduces the risk of human errors that lead to empty rooms, double bookings, and other inefficiencies that cost time and money. This leads to both improved profits and patient outcomes.

By optimizing your hospital and operating room scheduling process, patients can be seen more quickly and efficiently (improving patient access), which can lead to better patient outcomes and higher patient satisfaction. Improving operating room efficiency can also increase your administration and line staff satisfaction and retention. By reducing the amount of time spent on administrative tasks such as scheduling, they can focus more on patient care and other more important core tasks.

By investing in complete scheduling technology, hospitals and ambulatory centers can help their operating rooms run more efficiently, boost patient access, promote patient throughput, increase your market share, all resulting in bottom line improvement.

 Operating Room Scheduling Management Consulting | DDS Surgery Management Improvement Group
 Operating Room Scheduling Management Consulting | DDS Surgery Management Improvement Group

The Heart of the OR:
Operating Room Scheduling

Operating Room efficiency depends on Operating Room scheduling that ensures smooth patient flow to, through, and from the OR. 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.

SMI Group will guide you through the process steps to develop effective Operating Room Scheduling:

  • Operating Room Schedule Planning
  • Block Management
  • Schedule Administration
  • Resource Coordination
  • Variable Patient/Surgeon Access (Add-On Accommodation)
  • Surgeons’ Office Relations
  • Information Systems Support

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Operating Room Scheduling Best Practices
Rapid Operating Room Turnover Best Practices

Instrumental to success in achieving our goals . . .

SMI Group helped our organization streamline our processes from the time a procedure is scheduled until the patient is discharged. Their data analytics and interdisciplinary team building approach were instrumental to success in achieving our goals of improved efficiency and increased patient and surgeon satisfaction! We continue to utilize their recommendations in all phases of perioperative services.
Ann Toupin RN, BSN, CNOR, CENP, Director Surgical Services, Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center

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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.