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    • Medical Informatics
    • Surgical Management

    Background:

    • Operating room (OR) time is a critical and often limited resource in healthcare institutions.
    • Inefficient OR utilization can lead to increased costs, longer patient wait times, and reduced surgical throughput.
    • Accurate scheduling and time management are essential for optimizing OR efficiency.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze operating room (OR) time utilization using electronic medical record (EMR) data.
    • To identify discrepancies between scheduled and actual surgical procedure times across various specialties.
    • To quantify potential efficiency gains through improved OR time management.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of EMR data from 44,503 surgical procedures over a two-year period.
    • Evaluation of OR duration, on-time performance, first case start times, and add-on case durations.
    • Statistical comparison of scheduled versus actual surgical and add-on durations across 19 surgical specialties.

    Main Results:

    • Maximal OR time utilization could yield savings of over 302,620 minutes (5,044 hours) bi-annually.
    • 78.95% of surgical specialties demonstrated inaccurate procedure scheduling, exceeding allotted OR times.
    • Significant differences were observed between scheduled and actual surgical durations (P < 0.001) and add-on durations (P < 0.001).

    Conclusions:

    • EMR data analysis is a valuable tool for identifying scheduling errors and biases in OR utilization.
    • Addressing inaccuracies in procedure scheduling can significantly improve OR efficiency and time utilization.
    • Implementing quality improvement measures based on EMR analysis can optimize surgical workflow and resource allocation.