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F R O M
T H E
S H O W
F L O O R
GLOBAL VIEW Surgical
Information Systems' dashboard app
keeps tabs on cases' progress.
ability to obtain it noninvasively is quite useful,
even if the inflated cuff
turns a patient's fingertip
an alarming shade of
purple.
The SIS Surgery
Dashboard from Surgical
Information Systems
offers a similar window
on your scheduling and
workflow. The interactive application, viewable on a desktop com-
puter at the nurses' station, any workstation with web access or a
mobile device, provides status reports on each case, including their
scheduled and actual start times, their estimated end times, turnover
times, and canceled and add-on cases. This up-to-the-minute snapshot of each OR lets surgical managers use their ORs more efficiently
by identifying and addressing problems in scheduling, resource use
and overtime. It's a trend we're seeing more of: the possibility that
immediate information (delivered through video-game-style graphics)
can empower a rapid response to help healthcare providers reach
that buzzword, "peak performance." Surgical Information Systems'
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