Intralign OR Optimization Program
- 1. Higher competency and OR efficiency Intralign provides its 200+ hospital partners with the most qualified SFAs in the industry. Our expert team includes SFAs that are Medical Doctors, Physician Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners – with advanced training in both operational and clinical OR tasks. Intralign SFAs: • Are advanced trained through Intralign Academy, a specialized curriculum developed in partnership with world-renowned orthopedic care provider, Hospital for Special Surgery. • Average up to 1,700 hours of OR time per year – often- times performing more surgeries than the lead surgeon. • Are trained in OR management and efficiency; under- standing how to optimize procedure time and commu- nication channels. Increased control and reduced costs Efficient, high-quality surgical assistance gives the hospital and the surgeon the ability to do more with fewer resources – helping the transition to value-based care. Intralign’s OR Optimization Program optimizes the surgical episode from a resource and quality perspective, leveraging advanced trained Surgical First Assistants (SFAs) to improve quality while reduc- ing surgery time and lowering costs. *Based on surgery time for HCPCS codes related to procedure area and de- rived from adding specific intra-operative activities that research has shown to produce reduced surgery time when taken over by SFA. Minute savings are from Bohm et al., Experience with Physician Assistants in a Canadian arthroplasty program, Canadian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 53, No 2, April 2010. Reduced procedure time calculated as percentage of surgeon’s procedure time reduced by addition of SFA to the procedure. OR Optimization Program Increasing quality and volume through advanced surgical and operational support Intralign empowers providers to successfully navigate healthcare reform through better control of the episode of care. Intralign achieves this by uniquely deploying advanced-trained Surgical First Assis- tants to the OR in combination with high-impact improvement strategy and performance solutions. Trained by Intralign Academy, an advanced curriculum created in partnership with world renowned orthopedic care provider Hospital for Special Surgery, Intralign Surgical First Assistants provide ongoing efficiency tracking and performance improvement support for increased surgical volume and quality.
- 2. 6900 E Camelback Rd, Suite 860 Scottsdale, AZ 85251 www.intralign.com 602.773.5806 Your hospital’s efficiency journey starts here. Get started today: Contact Intralign at 602.773.5806 for additional program information. Ongoing monitoring of key metrics Intralign SFAs meet the need for hospitals to create surgical ef- ficiency, enabling the hospital and surgical staff to improve work flow, quality and reduce costs. Intralign measures and monitors SFA impact and OR efficiency through our OR Optimization Report – objective, high-quality OR efficiency assessment that provides the hospital with: • Weekly and quarterly reporting on OR efficiency metrics • Efficiency opportunities and financial savings impact • Validation of existing hospital metric data Intralign provides regular reporting to the hospital on the following OR key efficiency indicators: Case Timeliness: Intralign captures and quantifies delays in case start times to identify potential OR inefficiencies and improve room turnover. Supplies, Instrument, Equipment Management: Intra- lign assesses the handling and processes associated with OR equipment and supplies to improve work flow. Patient Safety/Work Flow: Intralign evaluates issues that can directly impact patient safety including time out protocol, speed of patient transfer, and reliance on the orthopedic sales rep for clinical instruction. Scheduling & block utilization program Intralign has built a systematic, data-driven approach to ensur- ing OR time is measurably more productive. Intralign sched- uling experts leverage your hospital’s physical OR space and help your team focus on activities that directly promote a high-performing OR. Our proven scheduling and block utilization program consis- tently delivers: • More efficient use of OR capacity which allows for addi- tional capacity without the need to add more space • Improved patient flow with greater block and overall utilization • A consistent, objective, and fair block assignment process that surgeons can understand and buy into “Intralign’s SFA program has saved us over $1.0M in payroll costs per year.” Jim Rapier, Director of Surgical Services, University of Maryland St. Joseph’s Medical Center