Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to D L Geuder.
The current health care crisis has placed great demand on managers to redesign, reengineer, and reform systems and processes with the goal of achieving cost containment while maintaining quality. This article explores the use of concepts associated with these words to enhance the change process.
Traditional management and leadership skills are not as effective in an environment where there is constant change. The successful manager is the one who can offer transformational leadership to the staff. This is demonstrated by a real situation in which abstract principles were applied to an actual perioperative setting.
The scheduling of surgery provides opportunities to orchestrate a wide variety of resources that have a significant impact on both hospitals, physicians, and patients. This article presents the successful development and implementation of a block scheduling system in a large operating room setting. Strategies include process redesign, automation, and physician empowerment to achieve outcomes of improved efficiency, customer satisfaction and physician self-governance.