To take advantage of the cost savings of bundled payments, this hospital first needed to help its surgeons contribute to the efficiency of the OR
To take advantage of the cost savings of bundled payments, this hospital first needed to help its surgeons contribute to the efficiency of the OR
2 Pages1 www. surgicaldirections.com NYU Langone Medical Center’s Hospital for Joint Disease is a 566-bed Academic Hospital in New York City. Surgical Directions began by guiding HJD leaders through the process of creating a multidisciplinary Surgical Services Executive Committee (SSEC). This physician-led governance body designed a more efficient block schedule and raised the bar on surgeon utilization expectations. We helped an SSEC task force develop standardized protocols for pre-surgical preparation, ensuring patients are fully optimized on the day of surgery. In addition, we mentored and assisted the committee on spearheading several initiatives to reduce case times, including implementing efficient parallel processes for nursing and anesthesia. The Hospital for Joint Diseases (HJD)
