A data-driven approach is essential for effective block and flip room allocations. Surgical Directions’ proprietary software, Merlin, provides comprehensive scorecards that help OR leaders and surgeons understand factors tied to flip room criteria and improve decision-making discussions. Learn more in the Leveraging Data-Driven Solutions for Optimizing Flip Rooms white paper.
Key Takeaways
- Merlin collects and organizations EHR data into surgeon-specific scorecards for block performance insights.
- The platform tracks metrics like case flips, turnaround time, and block usage in an easy-to-read format.
- OR leaders can drill into detailed data to identify inefficiencies and target improvements.
- Presenting objective data helps engage physicians in performance conversations and fosters collaboration.
- A data-drive approach to block and flip rom allocation improves transparency and decision-making.
Transcript
0:05 An important component of block utilization, block allocation and flip room allocation is to be data driven.
0:12 Physicians respond to data. We, at Surgical Directions, have a proprietary software called Merlin.
0:22 Merlin collects the data from your medical record, and it puts it in a format that is understandable.
0:28 It produces a surgeon specific scorecard. It speaks of how many flips they have in a day.
0:35 You can drill down to how long the turnaround time is between those cases.
0:40 This is invaluable to leadership of the OR, that there is an option to present the data in a concise format to the surgeons.
