The 2 video components
Missouri Orthopaedic con-
sidered for its imaging
upgrade were comparable
in price and had very differ-
ent image quality. For lead-
ers there, it was a no-brain-
er to go with the true 4K
system.
For others, the choice is
less obvious. Doris A.
Collier, RN, MBA, is an
administrator who believes
the image quality of high
definition video is plenty
good enough for the sur-
geons of Specialists One
Day Surgery in Syracuse,
N.Y.
The practice's surgery center currently has 40 high definition cam-
eras and HD monitors hung in 5 of its 6 ORs. The facility reluctantly
added a 4K monitor to the sixth room and will switch out the other
HD monitors when they stop working, but only because they have to.
"Manufacturers will eventually stop making high definition cameras
and monitors, so we'll have to upgrade," says Ms. Collier. She looked
into transitioning fully to 4K several years ago, but replacing the facili-
ty's HD system with 4K components would have cost more than $1
million.
Her practice's surgeons, who specialize in orthopedics, decided the
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