The Second Curve of Patient Flow

The demand for better value in health care is driving new models that are changing the flow of patients through the system. The “system” itself doesn’t begin and end at the provider’s door – patient flow now reaches into the community, before and after the care experience. While managing capacity and smoothing throughput are still crucial, new objectives and obstacles arise as we advance toward the second curve.

AHA Solutions is proud to partner with a number of health care companies that are delivering new tools and solutions to help hospitals successfully address new patient flow challenge as we move toward a more value-based system of care.

In addition to sponsoring “Critical Conversations” around the country to bring together hospital C-suite executives and solution providers to discuss ways to innovate around patient flow, we are also pleased to provide you with valuable resources on the topic. See below:

 

 

Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals

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Content provided by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

This guide from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) presents step-by-step instructions to plan and implement patient flow improvement strategies to ease emergency department crowding.


Executive Brief: SwedishAmerican Hospital

Executive Brief: SwedishAmerican Hospital

Case Study
Content provided by: AHA Endorsement partner MEDHOST

Reducing LOS Pays Off for Illinois Hospital – to the Tune of $9.6 Million


Leveraging Streamlined Patient Flow to Improve Care Delivery and Financial Health

Whitepaper
Content provided by AHA Endorsement partner: MEDHOST

Learn how technology and process improvements yield material impact to the bottom line.


Executive Brief: Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

Executive Brief: Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

Case Study
Content provided by AHA Endorsement partner: MEDHOST

Hospital Adds $1.5 Million of New Operating Income and Slashes Length of Stay by Applying New Patient Flow Processes.


Executive Brief: OnBase Clinical Content Strategy

Executive Brief: OnBase Clinical Content Strategy

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Content provided by AHA Endorsement partner: Hyland OnBase

Strategically manage clinical content across its life cycle while providing clinicians and staff across the enterprise a single point of access for clinical content.


One Complete Patient Record: ECM + EMR

One Complete Patient Record: ECM + EMR

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Content provided by AHA Endorsement partner: Hyland OnBase

Learn how integrating with OnBase, information typically found outside of the EMR can be accessed from the EMR, creating one complete patient record.


Modernizing Enterprise Content Management Improves Information Access and Quality of Care

Modernizing Enterprise Content Management Improves Information Access and Quality of Care

Case Study
Content provided by AHA Endorsement partner: Hyland OnBase

CTCA identified its content management process as an area for improvement in providing a best-in-class patient experience.