Centralizing oversight can help you execute on enterprise-wide data to more accurately direct resources and provide an integrated approach to tackling bottlenecks. Many organizations may not be ready for this approach—and that’s okay. But as throughput technology advances, this is where leaders will find their most impactful throughput gains.
Toolkit
How to anticipate and address emerging patient flow bottlenecks
Use these two tactics, and their associated resources, to anticipate and address emerging patient flow bottlenecks.
Updated -
July 2, 2020
Overview
An effective throughput approach is customized to an organization’s market and bottlenecks—both of which change over time. To sustain throughput gains, organizations will need built-in mechanisms to regularly recalibrate flow strategy.
RESOURCES TO predict and plan for point-in-time demand surges
RESOURCES TO centralize data and oversight
- Red-to-green bed days
- Wolverhampton case study
- Hospital Coordination Hub
- Patient flow technology assessment guide
- Capacity Planningpdf
- Two case studies on using advanced analytics to augment clinician knowledge and improve bed placement
- Establish Safe, Cost-Effective Staffing Targetspdf
- Strategies to track avoidable dayspdf