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Volume of Surgical Workload per Month


Definition

Number of surgical cases per month, with surgery defined as involving an incision and occurring in an operating room.


Goal

Monitor to assess potential impact on process measures, especially if there are significant increases or decreases in workload.


Data Collection Plan

Collect data from facility statistics.


Sample Graph
Workload
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