Perioperative Surgical Home, Fixing a Fragmented Process to Improve Quality of Care
1Michael J. Duncan, MD, is in the Department of Anesthesiology, Saint Luke's Hospital, University of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.
Abstract:
The practice of Perioperative Medicine is in need of greater coordination and organization. The traditional model of perioperative patient care, scheduling surgical care based primarily on surgeon/patient availability, along with the operative need, with little thought for coordination and planning to ensure that patients can safely undergo surgery and expect the best possible outcome, is in need of a paradigm change. Return to the highest level of functionality should be the patient centered approach.
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