Use of Time Stamp Data to Determine Direct Associations Between Predictive Error in Case Durations and Operating Room Utilization

Division of Management Consulting, Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, [email protected]

Conflicts of Interest: The Division of Management Consulting of the University of Iowa’s Department of Anesthesia provides consultations to hospitals. F.D. receives no funds personally other than his salary and allowable expense reimbursements from the University of Iowa and has tenure with no incentive program. His family and he have no financial holdings in any company related to his work, other than indirectly through mutual funds for retirement. Income from the Division’s consulting work is used to fund Division research. A list of all the Division’s consults is available at FranklinDexter.net/Contact_Info.htm.