AHRQ Patient Safety Network ► The automated operating room: a team approach to patient safety and communication.

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An automated operating room, with electronic prompts for key workflow steps, improved compliance and on-time starts in the OR.
JAMA Surg. 2014 Sep 24; [Epub ahead of print].

The automated operating room: a team approach to patient safety and communication.

Nissan J, Campos V, Delgado H, Matadial C, Spector S. JAMA Surg. 2014 Sep 24; [Epub ahead of print].

The introduction of an automated workflow system, which provides a common display of perioperative data elements to every member of the surgical team, improved operative checklist compliance and nearly doubled the number of cases that started on time. The majority of nurses felt this system enhanced patient safety.

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