From Manual to Modular: Rebuilding Perioperative Care for Speed, Safety, and Scale

Surgery isn’t a single moment—it’s a complex journey from evaluation to full recovery. Yet many hospitals still rely on manual paperwork, siloed systems, and reactive processes. The result: delays, burnout, confusion, and cost overruns. A better model is here: modular perioperative care—interoperable, AI-enabled, plug-and-play solutions that modernise every phase without a full infrastructure overhaul.

The Issue: Fragmentation, Burnout, and Avoidable Complications

• 1 in 5 surgeries delayed/cancelled due to incomplete prep (American College of Surgeons).
• $1,000+ average cost per cancellation (HFMA).
• 70% of patients don’t fully understand pre-op instructions (JAMA Surgery).
• Up to 40% of OR time spent on non-surgical tasks (Becker’s).
• ~30% of surgical complications are avoidable (WHO).

The Shift: From Manual Chaos to Modular Clarity

Modular workflows integrate with existing EHRs and tools to streamline communication, personalise care, and unlock real-time insights across the peri-op continuum.

Pre-Op: Intelligence Before Incision

• AI risk stratification using comorbidities, meds, and SDOH.
• Digital prehab: nutrition, exercise, smoking cessation, behavioural support.
• Mobile consents and multilingual education with reminders.

Intra-Op: Smarter Scheduling and Team Alignment

• Predictive OR block optimisation to forecast cancellations and align resources.
• Real-time dashboards for surgeons, anaesthesia, nursing, and schedulers.
• Automated alerts to minimise idle time and ensure readiness.

Post-Op: Recovery, Remote Monitoring, and Readmission Risk

• Wearables/apps track pain, mobility, wounds, and adherence.
• Digital PROMs captured and analysed in real time.
• Automated check-ins and escalation pathways to prevent complications.

Why Modality Global Advisors (MGA)

• Strategic assessments: Map bottlenecks and gaps across pre-op, intra-op, and post-op.
• Vendor-neutral modular design: Interoperable tools that fit your tech stack.
• Predictive analytics: OR throughput, cancellation risk, LOS, and readmission models.
• Equity-first engagement: SDOH tracking and multilingual digital pathways.
• Change management: Tailored training, adoption playbooks, and governance.

A Smarter—and More Human—Surgical Journey

The future isn’t a monolithic rebuild; it’s a modular, intelligent ecosystem that adapts to each patient, procedure, and provider. In a value-based era with tight margins and workforce strain, manual processes no longer suffice. Move from manual to modular, disconnected to integrated, reactive to proactive.

Ready to modernise peri-op care? Let Modality Global Advisors show what’s possible: hello@modalityglobal.com.

Sources: American College of Surgeons; HFMA; JAMA Surgery; Becker’s; WHO.