| | NOVEMBER 2021 8OPINIONIN MYThe good news is that since 2008 there has been a promising ways to build a safety-measures in hospitals with the help of third-party "remote video auditing" technology--a positive behavior modification strategy delivering real-time feedback to operating room teams. The results have been compelling not only in pilot studies in the early years but now with ongoing success at major hospitals and health systems around the country that have implemented this process. Using this process along with training protocols, results include nearly 100 percent daily compliance with the surgical safety checklist as well as similar compliance with hygiene and terminal room cleaning protocols, all improving infection control while boosting surgeon satisfaction and efficiency in throughput.I had the privilege and opportunity to sit in a feature presentation at this year`s American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Annual Congress taking place in Chicago back in March. Dr. John Di Capua, (who is Vice President of Anesthesia Services at Northwell Health) and Michael Goldberg (who is the Executive Director at NorthWell's Long Island Jewish Medical Centers tertiary campus in NY) jointly shared how this concept is making a positive difference at their Medical Center. The concept is very simple: install blinded cameras in each operating room monitored by trained external non-clinical staff remotely and share actual real-time metrics for each operating room every two minutes every day of the year. Those metrics are then WILL REAL-TIME FEEDBACK DRIVE MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENT IN SAFETY AND OUTCOMES IN THE OPERATING ROOM? By Peter H. Doerner, EVP & Chief Development Officer, NAPAPeter H. Doerner
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