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When Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare looked at improving patient throughput, one of the issues that surfaced had to do with housekeeping, which historically had deployed its work force in a way that did not serve the facility.
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As hospitals struggle to improve patient throughput by streamlining their emergency departments and installing bed management software, they often discount one of the most basic tools at their disposal.
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This month, St. Joseph's Medical Center in Towson, MD, begins discharging patients by appointment, in the latest phase of a three-year effort toward capacity maximization.
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A centralized admissions area (CAA) at Elmhurst (IL) Memorial Healthcare handles much of the workups and assessments that unit nurses typically do, minimizing treatment delays and enhancing patient throughput.
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It's the philosophy at Elmhurst (IL) Memorial Healthcare to offer leadership opportunities to employees at all levels and in all areas of the organization.
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which hit the Gulf Coast in August 2005, the already challenging task of arranging discharges and communicating with post-acute providers became even more daunting.
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Physicians from throughout the state -- and country -- who make referrals to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center in Little Rock can check their patients' records.
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The emergency care system in Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita still has not recovered and progress is slow, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) reports.
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Interoperability -- how to get one system to talk to another -- is one of the hottest topics in health care today, and a challenge that every hospital and health system must face in some fashion.
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Demonstrating leadership ability, obtaining a professional certification, and meeting collection goals are among the key requirements of a comprehensive access career ladder being implemented at The Children's Hospital in Denver.
