Data and the Art of Surgical Preference Card Maintenance.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2025.5179
Abstract: Importance The substantial variation and excess of supplies requested by surgeons for each case using surgical preference cards represents an opportunity for cost reduction through optimization. Objective To optimize preference cards based on historical supply… read more here.
Keywords: surgical preference; preference; preference cards; preference card ... See more keywords
The design and evaluation of a novel algorithm for automated preference card optimization
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DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa275
Abstract: BACKGROUND Inaccurate surgical preference cards (supply lists) are associated with higher direct costs, waste, and delays. Numerous preference card improvement projects have relied on institution-specific, manual approaches of limited reproducibility. We developed and tested an… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; preference; preference card; preference cards ... See more keywords