Open AccessEffect of a Novel Financial Incentive Program on Operating Room Efficiency
Author(s) -
Thomas M. Scalea,
Darlene Carco,
Melissa Reece,
Yvette Fouche,
Andrew N. Pollak,
Sushruta S. Nagarkatti
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.1233
Subject(s) - medicine , incentive , turnaround time , teamwork , operating room management , medical emergency , operations management , management , economics , microeconomics
Operating room (OR) turnaround times (TATs) and on-time first-case starts (FCSs) are commonly used measures of OR efficiency. Prolonged TATs and late FCSs occur frequently at academic medical centers.
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