New survey shows perioperative leaders’ focus on staffing as nationwide shortages continue into 2024
For patients, surgeons, and clinical staff alike, the experience of scheduling surgical procedures can be highly frustrating. Patients, on top of their apprehension going into surgery, often undergo long lead times before procedures and in some cases, last-minute reschedules. For surgeons and OR staff, operational roadblocks are also far too common. These include surgeons being […]
Looking ahead towards another big year of AI-powered innovation
After a marquee year of accomplishments, including 170% revenue growth year to date over the last three years and the privilege of partnering with over 1,000 hospitals and centers, LeanTaaS is excited to kick off 2024! The 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference is taking place this week, helping set the stage for the year […]
Five steps to transforming the approach to inpatient discharge performance improvement, beyond project-based initiatives
Symptoms like excessive emergency department surgical admit boarders reveal the inpatient flow challenges hospital teams face every day. To help mitigate these challenges and reduce the number of boarders, an improved focus on efficient discharge practices is a proven strategy to ensure beds are available for incoming patients. With a goal to safely and efficiently […]
Leveraging AI technology to proactively optimize inpatient flow and capacity
In an ideal scenario, a hospital’s patient flow would be fully optimized. Patient admission patterns would be almost as predictable as the guest arrival patterns in hotels, with their scheduled check-in and check-out times. Patients would be discharged as soon as they are cleared to do so, staff allocated in advance to the units where […]
Should We Get on the Fast Track?: When to “Fast Track” Short Infusion Treatments
In any infusion center, balancing capacity and managing utilization is a complicated equation. The question “How do we do more with less while continuing to meet our patients’ needs?” is ever-present on leaders’ minds. Establishing a “Fast Track” model is one effective way to do so. Meeting demand pressures faced by infusion centers Infusion suites […]
Create Capacity with AI at December’s Transform Infusion Center Operations Virtual Summit
This December, all infusion leaders are called to mark their calendars for a groundbreaking event— the Transform Infusion Center Operations Virtual Summit, taking place on December 6, 2023. Co-hosted with Becker’s Healthcare, this summit is the gateway to the latest innovations reshaping the landscape of infusion center operations. Infusion centers are at the forefront of […]
Drive ROI from Healthcare AI this December, at the Sixth Transform Hospital Operations Virtual Summit
To discover the latest applications of AI technology in optimizing health systems and hospital operations, join the Transform Hospital Operations Virtual Summit, co-hosted by LeanTaaS in partnership with Becker’s Healthcare, on December 5-6. As hospitals and health systems continue evolving to meet the ever changing landscape of operational challenges, including narrower cost margins and continued […]
Driving surgeon engagement through AI technology
Physicians who are highly engaged in the financial and operational performance of their healthcare organization, as well as their own clinical spheres, have proven to be critical stakeholders in transformation initiatives. Engaged physicians, inclined to collaborate proactively with colleagues across disciplines and skillsets, support stronger team performance and constant improvement in care delivery and efficiency […]
Unlocking operational benefits in infusion centers: 3 creative approaches to linked appointments that increase scheduling flexibility
At some point, every infusion center leadership team has likely discussed the goal of separating the individual appointments within their center (primarily the lab draw, office visit, and infusion room appointments) to occur on different days. Different centers may use slightly different terminology to describe multiple appointments on the same day, calling them “linked”, “coupled”, […]
How AI technology can help solve OR staffing challenges
Health systems are seeing continued demand for elective surgical cases, especially as patients return for procedures that were delayed during the pandemic. Demand is also increasing as the population ages and expands, and as the shift towards value-based care takes root. As more procedures move to ambulatory settings, an opportunity arises for ORs to accommodate […]