3 Quick Tips for Faster Room Turnover

Written by Rob Kurtz | June 14, 2010

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Brien Fausone, administrator of Michigan Endoscopy Center, a single-specialty GI ASC managed by Physicians Endoscopy, offers the following three tips to increase room turnover time.

1. Always have a patient "on deck " in pre-op for each physician — That way, as the case finishes in the room, the next patient is ready and waiting.

2. "Do one; See one" — Have the physicians see each patient after the procedure [not two or three patients] and return to the procedure room. This should take 10 minutes.

3. Dictation in the room — Provide clinical dictation or charting in the room. This way the physician is focused on the room and the schedule, [which means] less time for distraction between cases.

Thank you to Physicians Endoscopy for arranging this interview.

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