Patient journey mapping can help in spotting blind spots that can occur anywhere with any healthcare company. These blind spots may occur right from scheduling an appointment to process of care to ...

Health First in Brevard County, Florida, made substantial improvements in patient flow through use of a bed-tracking system and implementing Lean principles, according to a paper from Rand Corp.

Carilion Clinic has mastered the intricacies of operating a command center and post-acute referral hub that manages patient transfers and efficiently transitions patients out of its hospitals for ...

Tedious barriers: There are numerous tedious patient flow barriers that come up frequently in the acute patient progression, including diagnostic service delays, consulting provider delays, and ...

This project set out to develop an initial flow map of clients of VCH mental health and addiction services. Available data was obtained from VCH and the patterns compared to the mental health ideal ...

A project 10 years in the making, Lyster Army Health Clinic welcomed an updated addition to its facility that will better serve patrons and manage patient flow more efficiently.

4 Strategies to Streamline Patient Flow Maintaining efficient patient flow is critical for a number of reasons, including patient satisfaction and timely patient care, but may not be easy to do.

8 Steps for Smooth ASC Patient FlowFayette Plastic Surgery Center Clinical Director Kristin Nation and ASC Co-Owner Edward Gronka, MD, discuss eight ways their surgery center keeps a smooth patient ...

Long-term care facilities are rejecting more hospital referrals and home-health agencies are not able to pick up the slack, causing patient flow problems, according to a self-funded report from a ...