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Dr. Helvie, United States: 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, United Kingdom: 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), Switzerland: 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, Switzerland: 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, Belgium: 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.
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.
Panel discusses how to 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.
Interview: Hospital CEO discusses using data to support decision making
Kurt Hertogs, CEO of AZ Monica’s Orthopedic Focus Clinic, highlights how data can unite surgeons, staff, and management to drive meaningful change. By quantifying OR performance, data builds trust, empowers teams, and creates a foundation for business cases that support sustainable improvements in hospital operations.
Dr. Caprise, United States: Enhancing OR efficiency and reducing costs through targeted tray optimization
At The Surgery Center of Lynchburg, Dr. Peter Caprise reduced hip replacement instrument trays from 8–9 to 5 per case, cutting sterile processing costs by $40,300 annually while streamlining workflows, easing staff workload, and improving sustainability.
Dr. Thomas Aubert, France: Elevating OR efficiency with robot-assisted surgery
At Hôpital de la Croix Saint-Simon in Paris, Dr. Thomas Aubert seamlessly integrated robot-assisted knee surgery, enhancing consistency, reducing team workload, and creating a smooth surgical rhythm. The team is now building on this foundation to increase OR throughput in flip rooms.
Dr. Sershon, United States: Setting new standards in OR efficiency with data-driven improvements
Dr. Robert Sershon optimized his OR workflow to increase throughput from 9 to 13 joint replacements in under 10 hours by applying data-driven insights, parallel processes, and refined team communication, setting a new benchmark for surgical efficiency and patient care.
Dr. Leirs, Belgium: Optimizing a high throughput OR for robot-assisted knee surgery
Dr. Geert Leirs optimized his high-throughput OR for robot-assisted knee surgery by reducing process variability, shortening total OR time by 9 minutes per case, and cutting the OR day by 46 minutes. This all while improving ergonomics, teamwork, and care quality.
Dr. R.B. Jones, United States: Driving OR excellence with digital twin technology
Dr. R.B. Jones, orthopedic surgeon and leader at Mercy Health System, created a process digital twin of his OR that confirmed strong best practices while highlighting opportunities to reduce time and variability, helping him further elevate efficiency and operational excellence.
Dr. Sershon, United Status: Increasing throughput in the ASC
Dr. Robert Sershon and his team at Harborside Surgery Center increased throughput from nine to ten joint replacements in an eight-hour day by streamlining preparation and reducing idle time, boosting efficiency without adding strain on staff or compromising care.