Correction

AORN Journal, June, 2008

MARCH 2008, VOL 87, NO 3, PAGE 581. Table 2 in the article "Improving surgical services performance through changing work culture" was printed incorrectly due to changes made during editing. The corrected table appears below. We regret the error.

TABLE 2
Surgical Access *

                                             Current **   Change
Scheduling
  Scheduled utilization                        75.1%        5.7%
  Block time overage                            8.7%        3.6%
  Procedure duration compliance                35.7%       -7.5%
Preoperative service
  Initial service call days out                  9           1
  Medical documentation received days out        3          --
  Preoperative charting complete               92.0%       -3.0%
    > 24 hour before surgery
Final service call complete                    90.0%       -7.0%

                                                          13 week
                                                Goal      average
Scheduling
  Scheduled utilization                        65.0%       66.2%
  Block time overage                            2.0%        6.2%
  Procedure duration compliance                60.0%       40.5%
Preoperative service
  Initial service call days out                  7           7
  Medical documentation received days out        5           2
  Preoperative charting complete              100.0%       91.0%
    > 24 hour before surgery
Final service call complete                   100.0%       96.0%

* Example of data reported on a weekly basis.

** Current = value for the previous week