Journal article
Operating room management and operating room productivity: the case of Germany
Health care management science, Vol.11(3), pp.228-239
09/01/2008
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-007-9042-7
PMID: 18826001
Abstract
We examine operating room productivity on the example of hospitals in Germany with independent anesthesiology departments. Linked to anesthesiology group literature, we use the ln(Total Surgical Time/Total Anesthesiologists Salary) as a proxy for operating room productivity. We test the association between operating room productivity and different structural, organizational and management characteristics based on survey data from 87 hospitals. Our empirical analysis links improved operating room productivity to greater operating room capacity, appropriate scheduling behavior and management methods to realign interests. From this analysis, the enforcing jurisdiction and avoiding advance over-scheduling appear to be the implementable tools for improving operating room productivity.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Operating room management and operating room productivity: the case of Germany
- Creators
- Maresi Berry - University Medical Centre MannheimThomas Berry-Stölzle - Terry College of BusinessAlexander Schleppers - University Medical Centre Mannheim
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Health care management science, Vol.11(3), pp.228-239
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10729-007-9042-7
- PMID
- 18826001
- ISSN
- 1386-9620
- eISSN
- 1572-9389
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/2008
- Academic Unit
- Finance
- Record Identifier
- 9984380429902771
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