What was the state of cancer center operations in 2022? 3 key findings from a new survey by LeanTaaS and ACCC
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 […]
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 […]
How AI technology supports marginal thinking for optimized infusion scheduling
The following article on optimized infusion scheduling was originally published on Becker’s Hospital Review. Facing frequent reductions in resources and staffing, combined with the increasing needs of their patient population, infusion centers must grow their patient volumes despite limitations and make the best use of what they do have. However, scheduling challenges quickly arise as […]
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, […]
UCSF Reduced Infusion Wait Times at Peak Hours by 31%
Part of the top-ranked University of California San Francisco (UCSF) health system, the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of 71 elite NCI-Designated Cancer Centers in the United States. Maintaining a dual mission in clinical care and innovative research, it is also one of only two cancer centers in the Bay Area […]
Stanford Health Care Reduced Median Wait Times for Infusion Patients by 31%
Part of Stanford Health Care, a prestigious academic health system that centers the whole patient in its mission to innovate care, The Stanford Cancer Center is one of 71 elite NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the entire country. The Stanford Cancer Center advances the understanding and treatment of cancer through a multidisciplinary, integrated, and collaborative […]
UCHealth Cancer Care Reduced Overtime Hours by 28%
Part of the 12-hospital UCHealth system, UCHealth Cancer Care – Anschutz Medical Campus in metro Denver is linked with the University of Colorado Cancer Center, the state’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center – and one of only 71 in the nation. UCHealth Cancer Care patients gain the benefit of groundbreaking research and clinical trials plus […]
Penn Medicine Increased Infusion Patient Volumes by 25%
Ranked as Pennsylvania’s number one health system, Penn Medicine is a world renowned academic medical center in Philadelphia that combines education, research, and clinical approaches to provide the best possible care for the patient. Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center Infusion Suite at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine sees over 50,000 infusion visits each year.
NewYork-Presbyterian Reduced Average Wait Times by 40%
As part of one of the largest health systems within New York City, NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) is home to two of the nation’s leading cancer centers. These include the NCI-Designated Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center of NYP/Columbia University Medical Center, the NYP/Weill Cornell Ronald P. Stanton Clinical Cancer Program, and the Weill Cornell Medicine Sandra and […]
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Decreased Overall Infusion Patient Wait Times by 31%
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) — the world’s oldest and largest private cancer center — has devoted more than 130 years to exceptional patient care, innovative research, and outstanding educational programs. Today, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is one of 71 National Cancer Institute–Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers.