A large part of an ambulatory surgery center’s reputation hinges on efficiency. “Smooth patient flow is key to surgeon and patient satisfaction, both which are key performance indicators for an ASC,” ...

The emergency department serves as the primary driver of admit volume in most hospitals, accounting for more than half of hospital admissions on average. If an ED fails to function efficiently — ...

PITTSBURGH, April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TeleTracking Technologies has released Patient Flow Dashboard™, powered by TeleTracking XT™, which was designed to help hospital leadership monitor the ...

In August 2009, the Medical Group Management Association released the results of its annual survey of its members on issues that challenge them the most in their professional lives. In this edition of ...

Systematic Patient Navigation Strategies to Scale Breast Cancer Disparity Reduction by Improved Cancer Prevention and Care Delivery Processes EHR and RTLS data obtained from a large cancer center in ...

The comprehensiveness of its approach is noteworthy, as are its implications for hospitalists and for other hospitals. "This is about taking non-value-added steps out of the process and getting rid of ...

New real-time mapping project provides full visibility of operations, uncovering an opportunity to reduce manual workload by up to 50% The project brought together over 80 stakeholders to document how ...

Although health systems have seen some much-needed improvement to operating margins in recent quarters, these positive headlines mask a disturbing reality that illustrates the immense challenges most ...