CAVA's 15 years of robotic program insights lead to success

What is the CAVA Effect?


  • Most hospital robotic programs are heavily influenced by their robot vendor and typically run at about 50ᵗʰ percentile of overall performance.


  • CAVA does not sell robots or instruments. We help our client hospitals reduce their consumption of robotic instruments and supplies, speed up case times, increase case and program efficiency, and dramatically increase their clinical quality, profitability/contribution margin, per-robot case volumes, and overall program performance. These improvements represent the CAVA Effect, helping an average program reach the top quartile or even the 90ᵗʰ percentile in national performance.

Summary of Key Vendor-Independent CAVA Services to Transform Your Hospital's Robotics Program.

  • CAVA® 21-Point Diagnostic Program Assessment and Improvement Recommendations
  • CAVA® Maturity Mapping of Your Robotic Program’s Qualitative and Quantitative Clinical and Operational Performance
  • Robotic vs Lap vs Open Surgical and Financial Quantitative Performance Audit vs. Best Practice Metrics
  • EMR, Cost Accounting, and Supply Chain Data Assessment, Auditing, and Corrections
  • Robotic Committee Support / Management and Program Governance 
  • Robotic Program Document and Policy Support
  • Surgeon Credentialing
  • Surgeon Proctoring, Peer-to-Peer Video Reviews, On-Site Mentoring
  • Peer-Review Validated CME and Non-CME Learning Management System and In-Person Training
  • Robotic OR Crew Training with Validated CME and Non-CME Learning Management System and In-Person Training
  • CAVA Facility Certification
  • CAVA-Trained Robotic First Assists and Robotic Program Coordinators
  • New Robotic Program and ASC Robotic Program Launches