OR Management

Surgical Services are of strategic importance to nearly every hospital. Because this area is a significant profit center and source of physician satisfaction (or dissatisfaction), smooth OR operations can mean the difference between a positive and a negative bottom line. Many hospitals, however, do not have smoothly operating ORs that are also efficient. Given the adverse consequences, it is surprising that organizations tolerate suboptimal performance.

Because there can be many contributing factors that cause dysfunctions, Compass Clinical Consulting offers a wide range of services to help define the issues, identify the sources of dysfunction, and develop and implement a plan for correcting the problems.

Interim Surgical Services Executives

Hospitals can often find themselves without experienced leadership in the Surgical Services area when a competent person leavers the organization, is promoted, or when OR problems exceed the capabilities of the current management to lead a turnaround performance. Compass Clinical Consulting can provide experienced interim executives, who not only have the know-how to run a busy OR, but also understand the importance of hitting the ground running in order to create maximum impact. By having a capable interim in place, the organization can recruit permanent leadership with appropriate diligence, rather than make a hasty decision that might later be regretted.

Surgical Services Assessments

Producing change requires an understanding of an organization’s existing conditions and the factors that sustain the current situation. Systematic assessment by an unbiased outside party helps hospitals establish the “diagnosis” and understand the causes of the “pathology.” Using proprietary methodologies, Compass consultants are able to conduct a thorough assessment of the problems within the Surgical Services area. Our summary report identifies the principal issues and provides recommendations for achieving improved results.

Surgical Services Project Management

When operating systems require significant change, the time required to undertake the project may exceed the capacity of the organization’s managers, who are also involved in maintaining the existing operations. Consultants from Compass Clinical Consulting can be engaged to organize and drive one or more projects while the staff continues to devote most of their attention to their work requirements.

Mentoring and Development

When hospitals find that their existing managers need training and coaching, Compass consultants can engage the manager in educational and skill development programs. Each program is customized to work within the conditions of the hospital and meet the needs of the individual.

Call Cary Gutbezahl, MD, about OR Management at (513) 241.0142.