Five steps to transforming the approach to inpatient discharge performance improvement, beyond project-based initiatives
Symptoms like excessive emergency department surgical admit boarders reveal the inpatient flow challenges hospital teams face every day. To help mitigate these challenges and reduce the number of boarders, an improved focus on efficient discharge practices is a proven strategy to ensure beds are available for incoming patients. With a goal to safely and efficiently […]
Leveraging AI technology to proactively optimize inpatient flow and capacity
In an ideal scenario, a hospital’s patient flow would be fully optimized. Patient admission patterns would be almost as predictable as the guest arrival patterns in hotels, with their scheduled check-in and check-out times. Patients would be discharged as soon as they are cleared to do so, staff allocated in advance to the units where […]
Reimagining the inpatient command center through AI, automation, and change management
Inpatient areas, defined by constant unpredictable inflow and movement of patients, are ripe for technology innovation. The reality in many hospitals is leaders and frontline teams struggling with phone calls, spreadsheets, meetings, and other manual means to track ongoing patient progress and bed capacity throughout the day. Every non-clinical task inpatient stakeholders perform, including preparing […]
Open the front door to patient access: how AI helps direct inpatient flow to unlock capacity
The best way health systems can serve their surrounding communities is to provide consistent and timely access to care, for every patient who needs it. This not only improves patient outcomes, but drives higher revenue and keeps costs low. In the wake of the pandemic, hospitals in all settings have seen an influx of patients […]