Articles Tagged With: efficiency
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Artificial Intelligence Could Help Case Managers Improve Efficiency and Outcomes
Artificial intelligence is poised to take over the fields of media and marketing, banking, legal services, and programming. It also is used in the healthcare field, including case management. That poses the question: Will artificial intelligence replace case managers?
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Solving Transportation Problems Improves Hospital’s Efficiency
Health systems that work to improve social determinants of health, including transportation, may find their actions improve patient care and follow-up, discharge, and throughput efficiency. For example, UCSF Health found case managers could more easily plan discharges and turn over beds once they solved the issue of finding rides home for clients without family or social support.
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IRBs Must Review Study Protocols Rapidly and Ethically During Public Health Emergency
Conducting clinical research during an infectious disease outbreak takes careful planning and coordination. The entire process hinges on excellent communication among everyone involved.
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Hospital Patient Care Is More Complex and Challenging Than Ever
When efficiency is the goal, case management and healthcare systems need to consider using technology and innovation solutions to improve the process of admitting patients to the right bed at the right time and transitioned to the right place. -
Observational Study Highlights Differences in IRB Start-Up Times
There appears to be a significant difference in start-up times for large cardiovascular trials in North America, highlighting changes needed for trials to become more efficient and feasible. -
Simple Changes Cut Wait Times in Registration Areas
Delays can be caused by slow registrars, the need for interpreters, too many patients scheduled at the same time, or talkative patients, among many other things. To cut wait times, two centers in North Carolina have tackled these issues and more.
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Kaizen Method Can Improve Case Management
Efficiency and cost savings are worthy goals. Satisfaction also is relevant, whether applied to patients, frontline staff, managers, or chief executive officers. If your hospital workday is inefficient, satisfaction suffers at all levels. That is where the Kaizen method can help.
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To Improve an ASC’s Workflow, Try Following These Principles
Using Lean principles, surgery centers can improve their workflow and increase efficiency. The key is to make workflow efficiency a priority from a managerial perspective.
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ACS Reviewing Apps to Help Surgeons With Daily Workflow
Surgeons could find that technology makes their workflow run more efficiently with new apps and digital tools. But which ones work best?