Improving economic efficiency of operating rooms: production planning approach
by Antti Peltokorpi, Paulus Torkki, Vesa Kamarainen, Markku Hynynen
International Journal of Services and Standards (IJSS), Vol. 5, No. 3, 2009

Abstract: Managing surgical services efficiently is essential when maximising the produced health with limited resources. This study aims at understanding the efficiency of operating rooms from the production planning and control point of view. Economic efficiency measure that includes the process costs and output was developed and tested in a real-life context. Daily efficiency was mostly dependent on the number of used operating rooms (beta –0.42, p < 0.01). Speed of surgery, number of delayed surgeries and planned utilisation rate also had an effect on the efficiency. Compared to the previous literature the role of staffing in improving operating room efficiency is emphasised.

Online publication date: Tue, 22-Sep-2009

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