The Benefits of Moving to a Unified Scheduling Platform at Banner Health
Healthcare Innovation December 4, 2024
Bethany Bruzzi, D.O., M.B.A., chief medical officer of clinical efficiency at Banner, describes the benefits of moving from 19 different provider scheduling platforms to one
Bethany Bruzzi, D.O., M.B.A., has an interesting title: chief medical officer of clinical efficiency for Banner Health’s two hospitals in Tucson, Ariz. In charge of emergency department volume and all hospital throughput and discharges to post-acute care, Bruzzi recently spoke with Healthcare Innovation about the deployment of an enterprise solution to gain better visibility into provider and on-call schedules.
Healthcare Innovation: I understand that previously Banner Health had 19 different provider scheduling platforms. Could you describe how a situation like that develops in a health system and some of the problems that it creates?
Bruzzi:...