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Block Scheduling Diplomacy
A 3-step plan to keep your ORs busy - and your surgeons happy.
John Olmstead

Routinely reserving blocks of OR time for selected surgeons is a great idea. A surgeon can operate efficiently on one day as opposed to over several days, getting patients into the OR without a maze of scheduling. Block time also financially benefits your facility, since easy access to the OR encourages a surgeon to perform more cases there.

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