How do you invoke change in the operating room?

One of the most frequent questions posed to us by prospective hospitals relates to how the actual implementation of this change process take place. Even if you have the most robust, data-driven analytics platform guiding the decision-making process, there is little value if you cannot achieve implementation of those changes.

Successful deployment of newly configured, rationalized instrument trays requires the full support of every member of the OR team. OpFlow conducts a carefully designed audit process, incorporating OR management, service line leaders, surgical techs and surgeons. The conversation is driven by the data, and the true culture shift is achieved by involving every stakeholder who participates in bringing about this essential change.

The key is to empower the OR team members and surgeons to improve the process by putting the data in their hands and gathering input based on their experience. We have found that often surgical instrument tray optimization is an initiative that OR staff and surgeons have long desired or even attempted in the past, but that fell short for a variety of reasons.

With the proven OpFlow process, not only are the actionable data points collected and run through our analytics platform, but also a refined approach is implemented by the OpFlow team to ensure that the change is successfully completed.

UncategorizedDecember 10, 2019