HIT Consultant November 19, 2024
Optimizing patient throughput across the acute patient journey is essential if hospitals and health systems are to improve healthcare efficiency and clinical outcomes.The fundamental purpose of optimized throughput is to ensure the patient is in the best care setting possible for them at every point in their patient journey. Spending too little or too much time in an acute care setting can be detrimental to the patient. Take the case of a patient who stays in a hospital bed longer because they can’t get to a skilled nursing or rehab facility. It’s not a good clinical situation for the patient because acute caregivers aren’t set up to deliver the next care treatment plan the patient needs. Consequently, the patient’s rehab...
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