Everyone was banking on it…   We were going to move the needle on length of stay.  We would finally meet the goal corporate had set for our hospital. We had changed our processes.  We had tools in place.  We were ready! Soon, we found we could move patients around like we never had before.  We felt efficient.  We were good at it. So, what about our length of stay?

When it comes to improving patient outcomes, boosting hospital financials, maximizing organizational efficiency, and improving allocation of resources, there are few technologies that can compete with the deployment of a healthcare command center. Technologies such as bed management systems, EHRs, or staff scheduling systems are limited in their ability to provide real-time, actionable data with predictive capabilities. But how do you ensure you get the most out of your command center?  Choosing the right foundation and model is key to the ultimate success of implementing an operational command center.

When a foundation is not optimized, it may weaken or even collapse the structure it is meant to support. In the hospital, physicians play a cornerstone role in the foundation of optimizing patient flow and on-time patient progression.  So, why is it that physicians are often misaligned with the organization when it comes to these crucial components of the patient stay?  How do you find out if this is a problem in your hospital?