Transform Spotlight: How St. Mary’s Medical Center rebalanced infusion scheduling and increased nurse productivity with iQueue in 7 weeks

Scheduling for infusion capacity

At LeanTaaS’ fourth biannual Transform Virtual Hospital Operations Summit, oncology and infusion leaders from St. Mary’s Medical Center (part of SCL Health, now Intermountain Health) discussed their facility’s issues with patient capacity and scheduling, and how they deployed technology to delay a costly remodel project and provide a relaxed and positive experience for patients and […]

What was the state of cancer center operations in 2022? 3 key findings from a new survey by LeanTaaS and ACCC

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In mid-2022, capacity management expert LeanTaaS jointly conducted a survey with the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) to capture data and insights from cancer center nursing directors and operational leaders from across the country, to better understand current challenges in cancer center operations and how AI-based technology can help.  Nearly 100 cancer center leaders […]

Life at LeanTaaS: “A social event that makes us feel good for giving back”

The LeanTaaS Ops team and our food total

A LeanTaaS employee shares the value of volunteering as a group, in an installment of this series spotlighting the members of our team, what makes them special, and the experiences that transform their work into more than just a job. In late summer of 2022, the Santa Clara-based members of the LeanTaaS Operations (Ops) team […]

Transform Spotlight: SSM Health deploys AI technologies to navigate cancer center roadblocks

At the LeanTaaS 2022 Summer Transform Hospital Operations Summit, SSM Health Director of Clinical Services Melanie Maze and Administrator of Oncology Outpatient Operations Shannon Veltrop discussed their infusion centers’ agility and resilience in navigating operational shockwaves and continuing to implement and achieve results with analytics during the disruptions of the pandemic. See their full session […]

Using analytics and partnerships to break through healthcare operations barriers: a conversation with Patrick McGill, MD, EVP, Chief Transformation Officer, Community Health Network

At LeanTaaS’ Transform Virtual Hospital Operations Summit on June 7-8, 2022, Patrick McGill, MD, at that time Community Health Network’s Chief Transform Officer, gave a fireside chat exploring in depth how his health system’s collaborative and learning-driven culture led to data transformation both in operations and in care delivery. View the full talk, with LeanTaaS […]

More than chair counts: using operational factors to maximize infusion center capacity

All infusion centers share the common goal of providing services to meet the needs of as many patients as possible. Before optimal patient scheduling can occur, however, an infusion center must first determine its maximum capacity. Determining an infusion center’s maximum capacity entails two key steps. First is the calculation of a center’s theoretical maximum […]

Transform Spotlight: How Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center reduced infusion patient wait times by 30%

During LeanTaaS’ Summer 2022 Transform event, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) Administrative Director of Nursing, Cody C. Stansel (MSN, RN, NE-BC, OCN, CMSRN), presented on the strategy the center undertook to grow efficiency and reduce infusion patient wait times. The full session, which includes LeanTaaS Senior Product Implementation and Customer Success Manager for iQueue for Infusion Centers, […]

Leveraging AI to optimize staffing and navigate operational shockwaves in infusion centers

For all infusion leaders, and nursing and schedule leaders — optimizing infusion capacity will be a key topic at LeanTaaS’s Transform Hospital Operations Virtual Summit taking place next week. Through impact story sessions, workshops, and fireside chats, leaders can learn how AI is transforming infusion center workflows.  The third LeanTaaS Transform event in partnership with Becker’s Healthcare […]