Transforming Hospital Capacity Through Smarter Patient Progression Strategies
Helping patients move seamlessly through every stage of their care, from admission to discharge, is critical to ensuring patient safety, improving outcomes, and optimizing capacity. When patient flow stalls, it can lead to longer lengths of stay (LOS) and emergency department (ED) boarding. These roadblocks can strain resources, frustrate patients, and increase hospital-acquired infections.
What’s the solution? Solving these issues starts with clinical efficiency in healthcare — targeting pain points like discharge delays, lack of physician oversight, and communication gaps to create a smoother care journey that frees up much-needed capacity. For example, one Midwest hospital dramatically improved patient flow and capacity, cutting ED boarding time by 60% and achieving significant cost savings using the methods detailed in this Ask the Expert.
Uncover actionable strategies that focus on:
- Reducing hospital ED boarding and LOS by optimizing multidisciplinary meetings and workflows
- Improving patient discharge processes with targeted prioritization of simpler cases
- Harnessing healthcare technology for patient flow to gain real-time visibility into patient status and transitions
Download this Ask the Expert and learn how smarter patient progression strategies and hospital capacity management solutions can drive meaningful improvements in hospital efficiency and patient care.
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