Patient admission patterns would be almost as predictable as the guest arrival patterns in hotels, with their scheduled check-in and check-out times. Patients would be discharged as soon as they are ...

Patient flow is affected by numerous factors, including available supply, patient volume, efficient practices and staffing. Therefore, patient flow issues at hospitals can arise in many forms, such as ...

Bed capacity management is of critical importance to health systems, impacting patient care and safety, operational efficiency, system sustainability and financial performance. Efforts to improve and ...

Systematic Patient Navigation Strategies to Scale Breast Cancer Disparity Reduction by Improved Cancer Prevention and Care Delivery Processes EHR and RTLS data obtained from a large cancer center in ...

This study assessed health care utilization and patient flow after a recent merger of community practices, a community hospital, and an academic medical center. Objectives: Hospital mergers and ...