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Optimizing OR Schedules Maximizes Revenue: How Balanced Surgery Scheduling Drives Throughput, Satisfaction, and Financial Performance
Optimizing O.R. Schedules Maximizes Revenue Operating rooms (ORs) are the financial engine of every hospital, often generating more than half of a system’s revenue. Yet, ORs are also among the most resource‑intensive, with costs that can quickly escalate when inefficiencies occur. By optimizing operating room scheduling , hospitals and health systems can significantly increase utilization, reduce waste, and create a better experience for patients, staff, and surgeons alike.
Mar 10, 20203 min read


Surgery Success Starts with Presurgical Patient Screening (PSS)
Effective pre-screening can mean the difference between an on-time surgery start, delayed, or canceled procedure
Jan 24, 20201 min read


Surgery Program Disruptions: Sterile Processing
A poorly run Sterile Processing Department (SPD) can result in global service line failure.
Nov 10, 20191 min read


Staffing Can Make or Break A Surgery Program
DCCS recently assisted a hospital who's agency and overtime expenses were $2.2 million annually.
Oct 3, 20191 min read


DCCS: A Full-Suite of Healthcare Advisory Services
DCCS is a national full-service healthcare consulting firm focused on providing a complete scope of advisory services to hospitals and...
Jul 16, 20191 min read


When surgeons can't schedule cases in your OR, the hospital has a big problem...
DCCS Surgery Management Improvement Group can assist overcoming challenges with OR Capacity by: Providing analytics to assess performance...
Feb 7, 20191 min read


Expanding OR Capacity
Is your OR struggling to accommodate all of the surgeons requesting access to the schedule? In the OR, lost cases mean missed revenue....
Jan 24, 20191 min read


DCCS Enters 10th Year
As many of you know, originally named Dave Capone Consulting Services, it did not take long for the company to grow into Team DCCS. As we...
Jan 14, 20191 min read


DCCS Rural Healthcare Network
Rural healthcare has unique challenges. DCCS has unique solutions. At DCCS, we recognize that our rural healthcare colleagues are...
Dec 17, 20181 min read


Surgery Program Leadership Transitions
Recruitment of a manager qualified to direct the sophisticated clinical, business, and marketing functions of a surgery department can be...
Dec 13, 20181 min read


Prevent Surgery Program Disruption
Is Sterile Processing Disrupting Your Surgery Program? Sterile Processing (SPD) is increasingly an area of regulatory focus. SPD's that...
May 22, 20181 min read
DCCS is a National Full-Service Health System Consulting Firm focused on providing operational and financial advisory support to improve enterprise financial and operational performance.
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