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ing over rooms. She captured several flaws. "People were awfully busy chit-chatting during turnover," says Ms. Paxton, unit-based educator at St. Luke's. And while some surfaces weren't being wiped down at all, others, like the operating table, were being wiped down 2 or 3 times. "That helped us recognize wasted movement. We didn't have a sys- tematic process for who did what tasks," says Ms. Paxton. Ms. Paxton's team was able to cut turnover times in about half for most cases, down to 10 to 15 minutes. She and staff members posted specific room turnover tasks on 3 laminated cards that are stored in slots outside of each of the 10 ORs. Turnover team members grab the assignment cards in the order that they arrive; if more than 3 people are available 4 8 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 6

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