7 ways to reduce Length of Stay (LOS) in hospitals
Originally published in Becker’s Hospital Review, September 2021. To reduce hospital length of stay (LOS) became a critical priority during COVID-19, and continues to be one as surges continue. Even in “peacetime”, however, capitated reimbursement levels and the need to decrease hospital-acquired conditions made LOS reduction key for health systems. While efforts to reduce hospital length […]
Is acuity the cure to all infusion nursing satisfaction ills?
In the world of infusion centers, patient acuity/intensity scoring has become the perceived go-to intervention to “fix” nurse satisfaction problems. Infusion center leaders have historically struggled to quantify how much direct nursing care is needed for each day, objectively determine how many nurses are needed on a given day to care for the planned (and […]
Why your EHR is just not enough
The original version article was published on Physician’s Practice. Health system and hospital leaders are increasingly looking to deploy sophisticated techniques to improve operational efficiency and mine the enormous amount of clinical, operational, and financial data that already exists within their electronic health records (EHR). This begs the natural question—if the data mostly exists in the […]
LeanTaaS and Becker’s Hospital Operations Virtual Summit to focus on transforming capacity optimization
Are you a healthcare leader looking to optimize capacity in your OR, inpatient beds or infusion center? Becker’s Healthcare has partnered with LeanTaaS to present the Transform Hospital Operations Virtual Summit, a two-day virtual event showcasing how hundreds of health systems across the US use AI and advanced analytics tools to transform their processes and create significant, […]
Open your chairs and reduce your wait times: our virtual conference for infusion leaders
Every infusion center leader wants to increase access, decrease patient wait time, and lower healthcare delivery costs. Given operational constraints, varying nurse schedules, and critical patients, it’s difficult to build a flawless schedule that fits the needs of everyone involved. LeanTaaS & Becker’s Healthcare have developed a schedule of infusion center focused sessions during our […]
A virtual summit to unlock the OR in 2021 and beyond
Has there been a more challenging year for managing OR schedules? The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on OR operations, as many facilities eschewed elective surgeries for months. As facilities move forward, continuing to clear surgery backlogs and maximize operating rooms is key. The upcoming Better Healthcare Through Math Virtual Conference, co-sponsored by LeanTaaS and Becker’s, is […]
How can we use the metrics typically reported in perioperative benchmarks?
Although comparing the performance of your hospital to another through benchmarks is not always as helpful as we often think, you can still glean an enormous amount of value by studying those metrics carefully. Here we will focus on the perioperative area of a hospital. Each perioperative team at any given moment in time is unique. […]
Digital innovation transforms Novant Health
Not every healthcare system has a “Chief Transformation Officer.” It’s a title more likely to be found at CVS, Conagra, Viacom or CBS. But healthcare is an industry under transformation. The way healthcare providers get paid for their products and services is continuing to evolve. That’s why leading health system Novant Health tapped Angela Yochem as their […]
Bridging the (wide) gap between EHR data and analytics that drive optimal operating room utilization
Hospital EHR systems deliver strong capabilities around their core intent: a single source of truth for each patient and each patient visit. Because of the data collected, the EHRs are repositories from which historical usage, like key operating room performance data (turnover times, on time starts, block utilization, etc.) can be extrapolated. However, EHRs are […]
Achieving “systemness” in perioperative care
COVID-19 has taught the healthcare industry many valuable lessons. It has especially highlighted why health systems must work efficiently as “one system,” from an operational and financial perspective. Given the many challenges modern health systems face, however, this is easier said than done. Enter “systemness,” or the practice of providing consistent patient, provider and staff […]