Today’s surgery scheduling technology can address OR staffing challenges
Ongoing healthcare staffing shortages have critically impacted both inpatient and infusion spaces. Technology has helped support and optimize staff in these settings and can address operating room staffing challenges as well, especially via effective surgery scheduling. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, perioperative nurse leaders and administrators already struggled to recruit and retain qualified healthcare workers to accommodate unpredictable surgery […]
Systems thinking for cancer centers: lessons from the trenches
At a roundtable session that took place at the inaugural LeanTaaS Transform virtual event in June 2021, cancer center leaders and infusion managers gathered to discuss how their facilities could apply systems thinking to finally address fundamental challenges and improve their operations, as well as experiences for patients, clinicians, and staff. This write-up summarizes session leader Ashley […]
Dr. Scott Gottlieb provides keynote at LeanTaaS Transform Virtual Healthcare Conference
The Transform Hospital Operations Virtual Summit, taking place Dec. 7-8, 2021, will welcome Scott Gottlieb, MD as keynote speaker, in a fireside chat with Mohan Giridharadas, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, LeanTaaS. Dr. Gottlieb is a practicing physician and served as the 23rd Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. A leading expert in health policy, Dr. […]
Learn more about improving infusion capacity at LeanTaaS’ Transform Virtual Summit
Improving infusion capacity will be a key topic at the upcoming Transform Hospital Operations Virtual Summit on Dec. 7-8, 2021. Infusion center leaders, nurse managers, and schedulers can learn from the experiences of other healthcare professionals whose organizations utilize artificial intelligence and predictive analytics. Through targeted workshops and sessions, infusion center management can hear more […]
Improving surgical scheduling through the use of AI and predictive analytics
OR leaders take note — improving surgical scheduling and surgical block time utilization has become easier to achieve with the use of predictive analytics and artificial intelligence. Now, you can catch up further on the latest advances in this transformative technology, when you are part of the Transform Hospital Operations Virtual Summit, Dec. 7-8, 2021. Presented […]
Learn how to optimize hospital operational performance using AI and Analytics at LeanTaaS’ Transform Virtual Summit
Are you a healthcare leader looking to optimize capacity in your OR, inpatient beds, or infusion center? Block your schedule for December 7-8, 2021, and get ready to transform your hospital operational performance at the second LeanTaaS Transform Hospital Operations Virtual Summit. This free online event will feature a keynote from healthcare expert Dr. Scott […]
Is healthcare different from other asset-heavy industries? Managing capacity for hospital operations improvement
To fulfill the potential of hospital operations improvement and optimize our capacity, we need look no further than the asset-heavy, data-driven industries that have unlocked theirs. Every day, UPS has to predict where millions of packages are going to originate on future days and where they are going to go. Many of these will be overnight […]
The future of work at LeanTaaS is flexibility-first: what that means, and why it matters
At LeanTaaS, we’re constantly striving to increase patient access to healthcare services by transforming the operational performance of health systems across the country. We have set out to overcome an incredibly challenging problem: matching the supply of some of the most expensive assets used by doctors and nurses — think hospital beds and operating rooms […]
The real reason to join startups: One month at a startup > One year at a big company
When people think of leaving big companies for startups, one of the biggest considerations they assess is financial risk. You’re likely going to take a pay cut, forgo some unvested stock at the current company, and take a leap of faith in the startup’s ability to succeed. That’s important, but in my experience what’s equally […]
Webinar Writeup: Leveraging your EHR investment with analytics software
Earlier this year, Mohan Giridharadas, CEO & Co-founder of LeanTaaS, sat down with Steve Hess, Chief Information Officer of The University of Colorado Health (UCHealth), to discuss why the EHR alone cannot solve capacity management challenges. The iQueue platform, which relies on machine learning and predictive analytics, has helped UCHealth improve capacity in their ORs, […]