Operating Room Management — Surgical Scheduling and Efficiency

What Is Operating Room Management?

Operating room management encompasses the processes and technology tools used to plan, coordinate, and oversee all activities within a surgical suite. It covers surgical scheduling, pre-operative assessments, intra-operative documentation, and post-operative tracking.

An OR management module within a HIS integrates the surgical calendar, surgeon preferences, equipment and material requests, and anesthesia records into a single digital workflow. Industry benchmarks include Epic OpTime and Oracle SurgiNet, which set the standard for perioperative solutions.

The primary goal is to optimize OR utilization, typically targeting a 60-80% range. Reducing turnover time between cases, preventing last-minute cancellations, and ensuring supply availability are direct outcomes of effective OR management.

Why It Matters in Healthcare

• Operational efficiency: Maximizes the use of operating rooms, one of the most expensive hospital resources.
• Patient safety: Ensures that pre-operative evaluations, consent forms, and safety checklists are systematically completed.
• Reduced cancellations: Smart scheduling coordinated with appointment scheduling minimizes postponed surgeries.
• Real-time visibility: Clinical dashboards allow monitoring of each room's status, surgical times, and occupancy.
• Cost control: Links material and supply consumption directly to each procedure for complete financial traceability.

How Davix Relates to Operating Room Management

• The Davix HIS includes an operating room scheduling and management module integrated with clinical, logistics, and billing workflows.
• It enables management of the surgical calendar, room assignments, surgeons, and anesthesia teams from a single cloud-native platform.
• It connects with the hospital logistics module to ensure material and supply availability for each procedure.
• It generates OR utilization metrics and surgical time indicators for executive decision-making.

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