PURPOSE OF THE COURSE is to teach participants how to apply principles of operations research to solve problems in the operating room and perioperative environment:
- Monitoring operational and financial performance of surgical suites and
anesthesia groups ("descriptive analytics"),
- Forecasting case durations , time remaining in cases, use of staffed OR tme
("predictive analytics"),
- Applying principles of operations research to make common decisions, such
as staffing levels, block time planing, case scheduling and assignment,
financial management, and strategic planing ("prescriptive analytics")
- Identifying in-house expertise to aid in problem-solving and determining
whether outside consultants are needed,
- Evaluating current decision-support systems