Ascension Surgery Scheduling Manager Ideas

To redefine surgical excellence by delivering process reliability, top-decile efficiency of surgical care, and a premier experience for both physicians and patients.  Our bold goal is to drive elective case growth through an integrated set of support solutions that continuously improve efficiency, access, experience and incentive alignment.

"TO FOLLOW" should eliminate choosing a time for a case

just left the OR schedulers office at STR; they are getting word from offices that despite selecting "To Follow", SSM is forcing them to choose a time. Which then creates a revision needed, and it's becoming an issue. I was under the impression that choosing "to follow" negates the time choice.


Can we please delete the mandatory Time selection if an office scheduler clicks "TO FOLLOW"??


-From multiple office schedulers and all OR schedulers at ST Rutherford


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  • Aug 15 2022
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    Travis Hobbs commented
    December 19, 2023 15:53

    We are updating the surgery request form early in the new year and part of that will include this enhancement that when you click the to follow the requested time box will not be required to be filled out.

  • Rachel Gunnell commented
    December 04, 2023 19:12

    OKTUL is requesting this urgently!

  • beth law commented
    June 22, 2023 16:26

    SAME REQUEST from FLJAC schedulers-- June 2023

  • Amber Fowler commented
    May 15, 2023 19:39

    SAME REQUEST from FLPEN-Bay Office Schedulers. This is a huge dissatisfier, and also causes issues when rescheduling cases.