Transform Spotlight: What’s blocking your OR block utilization?
At Transform 2022, healthcare leaders and technology experts gathered to discuss using AI to drive better capacity use and higher ROI amid financial and operational pressures. In this session, LeanTaaS’ Austin Trout and Diana Gillogly engaged with an audience of perioperative leaders on developing better surgical block management to open operating room (OR) access. View […]
Monument Health Increased Released Minutes by 17% to Improve OR Scheduling and Efficiency
The Monument Health system has been dedicated to serving the community and providing high quality healthcare since 1878. Comprising five hospitals throughout the Black Hills, South Dakota region, the system is part of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, which provides improved quality of care to patients at no additional cost. The largest hospital in Monument […]
LeanTaaS is growing care access, and ourselves: reflecting on achievements and awards for healthcare AI in 2022
2022 generated unprecedented milestones and achievements for LeanTaaS. We wish to celebrate what our team – customers, employees, and stakeholders – has accomplished together. Our healthcare system partners continue to leverage our analytics-based iQueue solutions, powered by machine learning and AI, to unlock much-needed unused asset capacity at a time when many resources are scarce. […]
Matching anesthesia supply with surgical demand: 3 key challenges & 3 reasons analytics is the solution
Nationwide, the supply of certified practicing anesthesia providers is declining due to an aging and retiring workforce, impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and challenges associated with practice economics, while surgical demand continues to rise. Hospitals need anesthesia coverage for both surgical services and other procedural units besides surgical ones, and practicing anesthesiologists often have responsibilities […]
Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville Adds 4 OR Cases Per Day Per Hospital
Located in the greater Jacksonville area, the Baptist Health system comprises five Magnet-designated hospitals, 74 ORs, and 14 endoscopy suites. Over 12,000 employees and 1,200 physicians serve the region through more than 40 speciality areas. The system’s 513-bed hub, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, is central to promoting Baptist Health’s mission of providing comprehensive quality care throughout […]
Top 10 reasons customers use iQueue for Operating Rooms to drive systemness in multi-EHR environments
A number of large health systems find themselves in a situation where they have multiple EHRs deployed across various locations. There can be many reasons for this, including: Unfortunately, there is neither standardization nor true interoperability amongst EHRs today. So in such multi-EHR settings, health systems typically struggle to adopt common processes and access transparent, […]
OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital Realized $5.5 Million in Newly Captured OR Time
OhioHealth is a family of not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare facilities in Central Ohio. Serving patients since 1892, Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, is a 1,059-bed teaching institution and the largest hospital in the OhioHealth system. The flagship hospital shares the OhioHealth mission “to improve the health of those we serve”. It is recognized locally, […]
Oregon Health & Science University Reduced Abandoned OR Blocks by 51%
Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) – the only academic health center in Oregon – is dedicated to improving the health of all Oregonians and advancing the health sciences. Oregon Health & Science University focuses research to prevent and cure disease, on education that prepares healthcare professionals to succeed in an evolving environment, and […]
Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital Increased OR Block Utilization by 10 Percentage Points
Dignity Health is the fifth-largest health system in the nation and the largest hospital provider in California. Its network of community hospitals spans California, Arizona, and Nevada and collectively includes over 250 operating rooms. Dignity Health’s Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, California, is a 12 OR facility that serves the larger Peninsula community. As is […]
Dignity Health Increased OR Block Release by 153%
Serving patients in Arizona, California, and Nevada, Dignity Health is a nonprofit network of more than 40 acute care hospitals, and 400-plus care centers, in Arizona, California, and Nevada. Collectively, the Dignity Health network includes more than 250 operating rooms. Dignity Health joined together with Catholic Health Initiatives in early 2019 to create a new […]