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 […]
Beyond all expectations: Highlights from the 2022 KLAS Spotlight Report on iQueue for Operating Rooms
At the LeanTaaS Transform Summer 2022 event, KLAS Research Director Niel Oscarson and LeanTaaS Vice President of Client Services Ashley Walsh presented an overview of KLAS’ recent Spotlight Report on satisfaction among users of iQueue for Operating Rooms and LeanTaaS’ performance as a healthcare technology partner. For a deeper dive, view the full conversation here. […]
Predictive analytics in healthcare projects: Transforming the Baptist Health OR with people, process, and technology
At LeanTaaS Transform 2022, Baptist Health Jacksonville Vice President of Performance Excellence Amy Cate Huveldt (PE, MBA, ASQ, CSSBB) co-presented with colleague Aaron Miri, Senior Vice President, Chief Digital & Information Officer, about scaling digital transformation across their system. In this byline, Huveldt describes Baptist’s strategy for deploying predictive analytics in healthcare projects, and discusses […]
Transforming operating room utilization at Rush, part 2: plugging data analytics into surgical management
Recognizing its challenges in surgical data governance and operating room (OR) utilization, the 671-bed Rush University Medical Center, which performs 30,000 surgeries per year in 37 operating rooms, began its transformation by aligning its operations, administration, and clinical teams toward the same goals. But Rush needed further resources to make surgical data visible and actionable to […]
Transforming operating room utilization at Rush, part 1: building trust and a data-driven team
A 671-bed academic medical center located on the West Side of Chicago, Rush University Medical Center is driven by a culture of quality, patient-centered care. Rush truly promotes its ICARE values: Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. It is not uncommon to meet an employee who has been with Rush for more than 20 years, […]
Learn how to maximize open OR time with AI at LeanTaaS’ Transform Virtual Summit
Are you a healthcare leader looking to maximize open operating room (OR) time? Block your schedule for June 7-8, 2022, and get ready to transform your hospital and OR operational performance with AI at LeanTaaS’s third Transform Hospital Operations Virtual Summit. Hosted in partnership with Becker’s Healthcare, the third Transform event will take place on June […]
Novant Health Increased Splitter Surgeon Volume by 9% Systemwide
Headquartered in North Carolina, Novant Health is a non-profit integrated healthcare network, comprising 15 hospitals across multiple states, 23 ORs, and over 680 clinics offering advanced medical treatments. Utilizing purposeful innovation is fundamental to Novant Health’s strategy of delivering patients an exceptional healthcare experience.
Why focus on operating room prime time utilization: a metric for better use of OR time
Many operating rooms (ORs) rely on surgical block time utilization as a key operational metric, and they are not incorrect to do so. Block utilization is an important measure of the overall health of OR time distribution and allocation, and of operating room utilization as a whole. Block time utilization is so broad, however, that […]
Beyond surgical block time utilization: a holistic approach to optimizing the OR
The primary constraint to the timely delivery of patient care is access to often-scarce resources, and fewer resources are more scarce than operating room (OR) time. Available OR time is often in short supply, and the consistently unpredictable demand for it compounds the challenge of allocating and utilizing it optimally. Traditional means of measuring the […]
Three powerful ways to improve operating room utilization
No matter how they calculate it, there’s room for perioperative departments to improve operating room utilization if it’s less than 80%. Surgical leaders might be happy with their utilization as a metric, but there are always more problems to solve. These may include new surgeons not being able to get block time, surgical block owners […]