The patient wears a badge containing an RFID chip throughout his or her time at the surgery center. Physicians and nurses wear RFID badges too, and nurses can check monitors to see how long a patient has been in the operating room and when he/she leaves. This allows staff to move more quickly to the next room to prepare for surgery, according to Jim Stilley, CEO of NMSC.
According to Mr. Stilley, a 5- to 10-minute drop in time spent in recovery per patient allowed the center to cut staffing significantly.
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