The authors analyzed the impacts of COVID-19 on orthopedic operating room efficiency via comparison of 14,856 surgeries performed before, during, and after the pandemic. Objective: The COVID-19 ...

The book Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals: Simple Steps to Fast, Affordable, Flawless Healthcare (McGraw-Hill; 2011) describes how hospitals can increase quality and cost efficiency. The following excerpt ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has shifted from a future trend to a practical, measurable driver of operational performance. For businesses under ...

Health systems aim to standardize their operations to ensure quality and efficiency. While standardization is effective in areas like accounting, a one-size-fits-all approach can create operational ...