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Sarah Witulski, Clinical Technician II, Saves the Day with Unrelenting Attention to Detail

Recently, Sarah Witulski, Clinical Technician II, made a wonderful impact on a spine ATS case. Energy...

SPD Specialization is Becoming a Necessity

Innovations in healthcare have outpaced the generalized sterile processing department capabilities. Rapid advancement in surgical procedures…

Advocating for Safer Surgery- Principle #2: Staff Retention

Healthcare is a labor-driven service that depends on the talent and competencies of each member of…

Advocating for Safer Surgery- Principle #1: Communication

In surgical teams, health professionals are highly interdependent and must work under time pressure. It is…

Advocating for Safer Surgery: Four Principles

With over 300 million people worldwide going under the knife every year, safer surgery is a…

How to Increase Satisfaction and Become the Provider of Choice

How can we as surgical neurophysiologists improve a patient’s experience and surgeon satisfaction? At SpecialtyCare, it…

Q&A with Awilda Rivera, Manager of the Scheduling Department at SpecialtyCare

We sat down with Awilda Rivera, SpecialtyCare’s Manager of the Scheduling Department to learn about the…

Q&A with Andrew Goldstein, Manager of Biomedical Engineering at SpecialtyCare

The biomed technicians of SpecialtyCare are maintaining their usual high standards, despite the challenges involved in…

Maximizing OR Efficiency:  What’s the Best Solution for Hospitals?

OR Efficiency

Time in the operating room has a significant effect on revenue and costs for hospitals. In…

The 30th Annual OR Manager Conference in Orlando: Turning Healthcare Uncertainty into Something Magical

30th Annual OR Manager Conference

The OR Manager Conference is the premier executive-level event for OR directors and OR business managers concerned with management of the surgical suite, and is dedicated to providing industry solutions and leading best practices. With 1,400 executive OR professionals in attendance, the focus this year was to improve efficiency and affectivity with sessions on patient safety, infection control, OR flow, staff motivation, and leadership. All of these topics were discussed in keynotes, in sessions, in networking events, and in the exhibit hall in the context of preparing strong OR leaders for the unpredictable climate we’re currently experiencing in healthcare.