GI Unit Leadership: Optimizing Endoscopy Operations through Leadership (Virtual) | February 2025-Demystifying Concepts in Endoscopy Unit Efficiency

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The session focused on demystifying endoscopy unit efficiency and leadership within healthcare settings, emphasizing the significance of commonly used buzzwords in medical administration. The presenter stressed the importance of understanding key terms and metrics like throughput, FCOTS (percentage of procedures starting on schedule), turnover time between procedures, and true completion time, which reflects delays. Definitions were provided for terms concerning scheduling efficiency, such as case volume, cancellation rate, and no-show rate, along with insights on optimizing scheduling. Attention was given to workflow and procedure metrics, recovery phases, and identifying bottlenecks in the process. The discussion also touched on staffing strategies, equipment reprocessing cycles, financial metrics like cost per procedure, RCM (revenue cycle management), and utilization rate. Overall, the presentation underscored the importance of these terms and concepts for improving operational efficiency and patient care in endoscopy units.

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Neal Kaushal, MD MBA

Keywords

endoscopy efficiency

medical administration

scheduling metrics

revenue cycle management

operational efficiency