Renowned experts and scholars in the fields of surgery, nursing, anesthesiology and surgical quality, ORDx+Rx team members frequently publish, present and educate in their respective fields. The ORDx+Rx News page serves as a perioperative and surgical safety, quality and efficiency library, providing hospitals, health care organizations and surgical teams with the latest news and essential in-depth analysis.
Leading in the OR
The concept of leadership in the operating room has changed from a “captain of the ship” philosophy - where one leader has unquestionable authority - to one where the leader is the coordinating head of a multidisciplinary team. The [...]
The Creation of a Dedicated Section on Quality & Patient Safety in a Clinical Academic Department
In "The Creation and Impact of a Dedicated Section on Quality and Patient Safety in a Clinical Academic Department," co-authored with Thomas R. Vetter, MD, MPH, ORDx+Rx's Arthur M. Boudreaux, MD, explains that "optimizing the effectiveness, efficiency, integration and [...]
Perioperative Quality Improvements Linked to Hospital Profitability
Hospitals that effectively perform steps to prevent complications after surgery perform better on measures of profitability, reports a study in the May/June 2019 issue of the Journal of Healthcare Management, published by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). [...]
Charlotte Guglielmi Awarded the 2019 AORN Individual Award for Excellence in Perioperative NursingLeadership
ORDx+Rx’s Charlotte Guglielmi, MA, BSN, RN, CNOR and the Clinical Manager of Perioperative Education at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, was awarded the 2019 AORN Individual Award for Excellence in Perioperative Nursing. The award noted [...]