Christopher Chiodo

Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Foot & Ankle Center, Boston, MA

[ 1 ] - Operating Room Time Savings with the Use of Splint Packs: A Randomized Controlled Trial

 Background: The most expensive variable in the operating room (OR) is time. Lean Process Management is being used in the medical field to improve efficiency in the OR. Streamlining individual processes within the OR is crucial to a comprehensive time saving and cost-cutting health care strategy. At our institution, one hour of OR time costs approximately $500, exclusive of supply and personnel...

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