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 […]
Today’s hospital command center: it’s virtual, mobile, and distributed
Hospital command centers, often housed in one large room, are connection nodes for many functions, including managing patient flow, staffing, scheduling, communication of urgent updates and alerts, and even telemedicine, using a high level of predictive analytics. Over the past several years, hospitals have adopted thee onsite command centers to centralize operations and improve quality […]
Managing hospital bed capacity in a crisis: before and after
Update Sept. 2021: Since this post originally ran, many health systems have begun facing COVID-related surges once again, and rapidly managing capacity among inpatient units has again become a priority. The insights here on weathering “crisis mode” and being prepared for emergencies once again are more relevant than ever. Throughout the UCHealth system, we were striving […]
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 […]
4 steps to supporting a better bed management system
A healthcare facility with a robust inpatient bed management system benefits from real-time operational awareness of the status of all of their available beds. Understanding which technology and tools to utilize for bed management is the first step in improving the process. The pure economic value of each inpatient bed is substantial — a single […]
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. […]