Patient Flow
If It’s Urgent Care, Why Do I Have To Wait?
We all hate to wait. Whether it is for a bus, the end of the school day or the line to buy a movie ticket, waiting can be annoying. When your child is sick, has a fever, or has an › Continue Reading
Listen up! Patient flow radio program on line
In case you missed the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Web-based radio program on Dec. 2, “All Hospitals in favor of saving money say ‘Patient Flow’,” it’s now on line at www.ihi.org. (There’s a link on the right-hand side of the › Continue Reading
Patient flow key to managing H1N1 influx
At Cincinnati Children’s, the month of October is being affectionately referred to as “baptism of fire.” H1N1 hit our emergency departments hard — nearly 800 patients in one day at the two EDs combined (normal numbers are 350-400). But the › Continue Reading
All in favor of saving money …
It just makes sense: the right patient in the right place at the right time. In other industries, a lot of time and energy is devoted to making sure things operate smoothly; that equipment is used as efficiently as possible; › Continue Reading
