Healthcare leaders may be unequipped to manage future capacity management issues, according to a survey by GE Healthcare Performance Solutions.
GE Healthcare Performance Solutions surveyed 166 U.S. healthcare leaders on their organizations' ability to manage capacity issues such as bed management, discharge processes, OR scheduling and facility expansion or renovation. Fifty-four percent of respondents said their current patient flow is congested and they expect their organizations to continue to grow, according to the news release.
Here are some other key findings from the survey:
• Nearly 60 percent of respondents said they have evaluated and planned for multiple future scenarios, but only 35 percent said they will be able to predict their short- and long-term capacity needs or be able to match capacity with demand.
• Sixty-six percent of respondents said their organizations' discharge processes are inefficient.
• Sixty-two percent of respondents reported an inability to quantify the impact of surgeries on patient flow through the rest of the hospital on a day-to-day or hour-to-hour basis.
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GE Healthcare Performance Solutions surveyed 166 U.S. healthcare leaders on their organizations' ability to manage capacity issues such as bed management, discharge processes, OR scheduling and facility expansion or renovation. Fifty-four percent of respondents said their current patient flow is congested and they expect their organizations to continue to grow, according to the news release.
Here are some other key findings from the survey:
• Nearly 60 percent of respondents said they have evaluated and planned for multiple future scenarios, but only 35 percent said they will be able to predict their short- and long-term capacity needs or be able to match capacity with demand.
• Sixty-six percent of respondents said their organizations' discharge processes are inefficient.
• Sixty-two percent of respondents reported an inability to quantify the impact of surgeries on patient flow through the rest of the hospital on a day-to-day or hour-to-hour basis.
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