The Surgical Care & Operating Room Excellence (SCORE) Collaborative will launch in October, improving the culture and operational efficiencies within perioperative services for hospitals. Through high-reliability teamwork, resource management, Lean process improvement, and innovative tracking technology, SCORE improves patient safety and reliability while reducing operational costs.

The SCORE Collaborative offers a core curriculum addressing capacity, capability, productivity and teamwork training at a low base tuition fee for each hospital team. Additional modules can be added for more intensive assistance with specific improvement interventions. Three in-person meetings (October, March and June) and six web-based conference calls will feature strategic interventions, measurement tools, expert guidance, and peer-to-peer learning to assure each team’s return on investment.

Targeted improvements in this Collaborative include:

• Optimization of capacity and OR room utilization
• Improvements in surgical count accuracy
• Increased levels of staff and physician productivity
• Decreased room turnover times
• Increased on-time starts
• Reduction of supply and sterilization costs
• Standardized communication
• Improved teamwork and coordination
• Standardization of surgical practices and guidelines

Visit www.hasc.org/surgical-care-operating-room-excellence-score for more information.