by Brian Kennedy | Jul 8, 2021 | Educational, Insights
Join Catholic Health Chair of Emergency Medicine Christopher Raio, MD, as he discusses the enhancements to the Emergency Department, one of the main features of Good Samaritan’s upcoming Patient Care Pavilion.
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 27, 2021 | Educational, Insights
Is your ED the most efficient it can be without sacrificing quality? Does your ER volume justify your current staffing ratio? The pandemic has taught us the critical nature of the relationship between ED staffing ratios and ED volume as hospital ED volumes plummeted 42% in 2020. Lower ED volumes combined with higher acuity patients means making sure efficiencies don’t outpace quality of care .
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 25, 2019 | Educational, Infographic
Observation units: Happier patients, better outcomes and lower costsAs part of the initial implementation of the Affordable Care Act nearly a decade ago, federal policymakers adopted the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s “Triple Aim.” Focused on reducing...
by Brian Kennedy | Sep 9, 2019 | Educational, general, News
“High expectations are the key to everything.” Sam Walton, the Walmart founder who turned a lone Arkansas five-and-dime store into the global retail empire that now generates more than $500 billion annually, famously attributed success to this mindset. And nearly 60...
by Brian Kennedy | Aug 21, 2019 | Educational, Infographic
Understanding the importance of operational metrics, patient and medical staff satisfaction and fiscal performance in the emergency department. When it comes to running a hospital, there’s no shortage of financial challenges. According to a recent American College of...
by Brian Kennedy | Jul 2, 2019 | Educational, Infographic
Why a data-driven, collaborative approach can increase patient throughputEmergency room patients care about two things: Being seen by a provider and finding out what comes next — and both as quickly as possible. Still, solving patient throughput issues is a persistent...
