1. Ask every department to participate in promoting efficiency. Patient flow can be disrupted when separate departments and providers do not talk about the hold-ups in each area, Dr. Noonan says. “You ...

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health is embarking on a multi-million-dollar project to improve patient throughput and caregiver experience at two of its trauma centers. Construction on an emergency ...

The Orthopaedic Joint Reconstruction Program at 250-bed Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park, Ill., achieved an outstanding score in the 99th percentile range in the first quarter of 2009 on CMS ...

Penn Medicine’s Nudge Unit is launching several new pilot projects as a part of its approach to improving patient care. Credit: Mehak Dhaliwal The Penn Medicine Nudge Unit — a behavioral design team ...

Carilion Clinic has managed its stretched hospital bed capacity with a command center and post-acute referral hub. Carilion Clinic has mastered the intricacies of operating a command center and ...

Healthcare forms the backbone of any thriving society. It ensures that people not only survive but live with dignity, safety, and access to essential support when they need it most. While doctors, ...

AI-driven patient flow technology is transforming healthcare by streamlining patient journeys and reducing length of stay (LOS) in hospitals. These tools facilitate visibility to real-time insights, ...

Panama City (Fla.) Surgery Center administrators faced an issue faced an issue related to efficiency in the facility and patient satisfaction, healthcare informatics reports. Touting a high-volume ...

Improv comedy classes are part of the training medical residents at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic receive. It's an effort to help doctors learn early how to improve relationships with patients. Some doctors ...

Medical professionals don’t pursue careers in healthcare out of a love of data entry, but it’s an inescapable daily reality for most, taking time away from focused care and consultations with patients ...

Leamington’s Erie Shores HealthCare is facing a $4.35 million budget deficit which its administration attributes to running unfunded programs to improve patient flow. “We are in a unique position,” ...

The Mount Sinai Hospital is turning to GE Healthcare to help reduce wasteful expenditures and improve healthcare delivery. The New York-based, 1,171-bed, tertiary care hospital, part of the Mount ...