Improving Hospital Throughput When Strategies Fall Short

Bill Orrell writes that, as hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with the effects of COVID-19, maintaining a streamlined and efficient patient throughput is vital to decrease length of stay (LOS) and increase overall hospital capacity. It may seem difficult to determine where an organization’s strategy should pivot when the daily challenge involves treading water, but a quick temperature reading on several metrics will reveal and highlight critical areas that could benefit greatly from focused attention.