A Study of the Operating Room Scheduling System at Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii

Abstract

Convinced that operating rooms were being scheduled in somewhat less than an efficient manner, the Chief of Anesthesiology and Operative Service, and Chief of the Department of Surgery at Tripler requested that the scheduling system be studied. Surgeons had been having to wait beyond their scheduled operating times or having cases canceled because of inaccurate time estimates - a frustrating situation. The study conducted concluded that the optimum solution to the problem was to computerize the scheduling system. Tripler's Automation Advisory Group awarded this project the number one priority for development and implementation. Keywords: Health care, Computerizing operating room schedules, Medical services.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA204515

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  • Charles F. Fehring

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  • Academy of Health Sciences

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