Qualitative and Economic Impact of Standardized and Digitalized Operation Room Processes in Obesity Surgery.

Purpose: The introduction of innovative digital solutions in healthcare lags compared to other industries but promises high potential to create value in efficiency and quality. Increasing economic pressure forces hospitals to optimize operating room (OR) processes, in which such solutions might provide additional support.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective case-control and monocentric study investigated if digitalized and standardized intraoperative surgical workflows of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) have a significant impact on efficiency, quality, and economics.

The Economic Impact of Standardization and Digitalization in the Operating Room: A Systematic Literature Review.

Hospital face increased resource constraints and competition. This escalates the need for efficiency optimization especially in resource-intense areas, such as the Operating Room (OR). Efficiency cannot happen at expenses of patient outcomes.

Impact of a digitized workflow for knee endoprothesis implantations on hospital-specific ratios.

Background: The continuous decrease of healthcare resources requires hospitals to improve efficiency while striving to improve quality standards that deliver better patient outcomes.

Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze whether the implementation of digital support systems during orthopedic surgery positively affected clinical processes and quality ratios.

Methods: A retrospective case-control study of 297 knee joint replacement procedures was conducted between 2015 and 2020.