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We observe two OR days via video or in person. No IT, no integration, no patient data required.
We observe two OR days via video or in person. No IT, no integration, no patient data required.
We observe two OR days via video or in person. No IT, no integration, no patient data required.
Professor Assaker, FR: Increasing OR throughput by 25%
At Institut François Calot in France, Professor Richard Assaker partnered with Medtronic IHS and DEO.care to optimize spinal surgery workflows. By streamlining induction and standardizing processes, his team increased throughput by 25%, from four to five surgeries a day, while improving efficiency, team satisfaction, and financial performance.
Dr. Helvie, US: Scaling a growing practice through flip room optimization
At the Surgery Center of Lynchburg, Dr. Helvie optimized his flip room setup to add up to three extra cases per day while still ending by 3 p.m. This created a scalable, sustainable system to grow his practice without compromising care quality.
Mr. Parratt, UK: Time-neutral integration of robot-assisted surgery in the NHS
At Colchester Hospital, Mr. Parratt integrated robot-assisted knee surgery without increasing OR time, achieving time-neutrality while reducing instrument tray weight, lowering team workload, and enhancing consistency in the NHS setting.
Luzerner Kantonsspital (LUKS), CH: Optimizing OR throughput and efficiency in a complex academic setting
Luzerner Kantonsspital (LUKS) increased OR throughput from three to five hip surgeries per day by standardizing workflows, improving communication, and adopting innovative tools. The result: boosted efficiency, reduced staff stress, and enhanced patient care in a complex academic setting.
Rosenklinik, Swiss Medical Network, CH: Optimizing processes in total joint procedures to increase OR throughput from 8 to 10 surgeries per day
Rosenklinik partnered with DEO.care to streamline OR workflows, increasing throughput from 8 to 10 joint replacement surgeries per day while maintaining high-quality care.
Dr. Vanlommel, BE: Unleashing the power of data with robot-assisted surgery for a high throughput OR
Dr. Luc Vanlommel integrated robot-assisted knee surgery without reducing daily throughput. With standardized workflows, parallel processes, and DEO.care’s data-driven insights, his team optimized efficiency, instrument use, and collaboration.
From insight to impact: Dr R.B. Jones on achieving lasting OR efficiency
When DEO.care analyzed Dr. R.B. Jones’s surgical workflow, the data confirmed strong performance and revealed ways to work even smarter. By performing more tasks in parallel, his team increased throughput from 11 to 12–13 cases a day—without added stress—aligning the entire hospital around data-driven efficiency and continuous improvement.
Precision in practice: Robotic-assisted knee replacement surgery at Pius Hospital, Oldenburg
At Pius Hospital Oldenburg, robotic-assisted knee surgery delivers precision, efficiency, and education. DEO.care’s digital twin confirmed a streamlined workflow. Five replacements are completed before 2:30 PM, with reduced staff workload and consistent outcomes. Together, these factors set a benchmark for surgical performance.
Dr. Sekyra, AT: Balancing efficiency and ease in robot assisted surgery
At Herz Jesu Hospital in Vienna, Dr. Sekyra has performed over 700 robot-assisted knee replacements. With DEO.care’s digital twin analysis, her workflow proved just as efficient as conventional surgery while improving precision, ergonomics, and team wellbeing.
Innovation in Healthcare: Video from Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
DEO.care’s Market Access Services help hospitals and medtech companies evaluate surgical innovations not only on patient outcomes, but also on efficiency, cost-effectiveness, staff workload, and sustainability. Using digital twin technology, DEO.care delivers real-world, data-driven insights that support smarter adoption and value-based care.
DEO.care market access services: Measuring impact beyond clinical outcomes
DEO.care’s Market Access Services help hospitals and medtech companies evaluate surgical innovations not only on patient outcomes, but also on efficiency, cost-effectiveness, staff workload, and sustainability. Using digital twin technology, DEO.care delivers real-world, data-driven insights that support smarter adoption and value-based care.
Leveraging data-driven insights for operational excellence
At Watauga Orthopaedics, Director Leann Bradley Foltz partnered with DEO.care to capture hands-off, detailed OR data without disrupting workflows. The insights revealed inefficiencies invisible to manual tracking, enabling smarter decisions, cost savings, and continuous improvement in patient care.
Robotics in the OR: Five lessons learned from best-in-class surgeons
DEO.care’s study of surgeons across four countries reveals five essentials for successful robotics adoption: adapt to workflows, streamline setup, align teams, focus on efficiency, and use data. The result: smoother ORs and better outcomes.
DEO.care’s latest innovation: The Instrument Analyzer
DEO.care’s new Instrument Analyzer uses data-driven insights to optimize surgical instrument trays, reducing waste, sterilization costs, and staff workload. By streamlining configurations, hospitals can improve OR efficiency, cut expenses, and enhance team well-being.
Value-based care: Future potential, impacts, and opportunities
Value-based care seeks better outcomes at lower cost, but hospitals often lack precise cost insights. Using process digital twins and activity-based costing, efficiency gains like higher throughput and fewer instrument trays show how smarter workflows can improve both quality and finances.
Panel discusses achieve operational excellence with data
At the EFORT 2023 symposium in Vienna, global experts shared how data and team alignment are key to achieving operational excellence in the OR. Discussions highlighted the importance of linking people and processes, using process digital twins to simulate improvements, and building data-driven business cases for new workflows and technologies.
Data-driven decision making in the OR
Rising costs and staff burnout make data-driven decision-making essential for operating rooms. By using process digital twins to simulate workflows, hospitals can test improvements virtually, align stakeholders, and build compelling business cases.
Process digital twin for the OR
Process digital twins use AI-driven simulations to map OR workflows, identify inefficiencies, and test improvements without costly trial and error. By capturing granular data from just a handful of surgeries, hospitals can boost throughput, reduce variability, align teams, and support continuous improvement.
Robot-assisted surgery
Robot-assisted surgery offers major benefits but can initially disrupt OR workflows and efficiency. By using digital twins and data-driven simulations, hospitals can map effective change, align teams, and integrate robotic devices smoothly. This will minimize disruptions, safeguard financial performance, and ensure long-term surgical and patient benefits.
The Quadruple Aim in the operating room
The Quadruple Aim expands the traditional focus on patient outcomes, population health, and cost reduction by adding care team well-being, now recognized as essential to high-quality care. In the OR, this means using digital tools and process improvements to reduce staff fatigue, boost efficiency, cut costs, and enhance both team and patient experience.