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Dynamic Block Management: New Thinking for Resilience, Recovery, and Routine Perioperative Management

Perioperative Management in the (Post-) COVID-19 Era OR time, already a limited resource, has become even more difficult to manage due to unrelenting disruptions such as short staffing, OR shutdowns, and patient testing requirements stemming from ongoing COVID-19 variant waves. These disruptions are putting additional strain - and by default, a spotlight - on operational processes that were already suboptimal. [...]

By |2022-06-10T17:53:16+00:00February 22nd, 2022|
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Strategic Management in Healthcare

The perioperative suite is a vitally important and extremely complex area for hospital leaders. It generates around 60% of a hospital’s revenue, but also 60% of expenses just in one cost center. This area requires significant attention, strategy, and execution to maintain volume and in turn, contribution margin. With this in mind, it can be easy for hospital executives and [...]

By |2022-06-02T16:28:14+00:00October 12th, 2021|
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The Benefits of Machine Learning for Perioperative Leadership

EHRs are amazing sources of data, but that data is not always accessible or usable. It can be very difficult and time-consuming to aggregate and analyze, and when perioperative leaders attempt to use that data to drive improvement initiatives, stakeholders may challenge the accuracy and by default stall progress. Hospital IQ’s Perioperative solution solves this problem by collating disparate data [...]

By |2022-01-12T15:04:32+00:00January 6th, 2021|
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With Predictive Analytics, Florida Hospital Tackles Census Forecasting Challenges

Florida is a popular place to retire. With the arrival of “snowbirds” every winter, local hospital leaders expect and plan for seasonal fluctuations in patient census. But what one area hospital didn’t plan for was a boom in Florida’s year-round population, including young people and families who have relocated to the area. This created a daunting challenge. Managing unpredictable patient [...]

By |2022-02-04T17:07:00+00:00November 14th, 2019|
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