Process improvements in the ED led to cost savings for the entire hospital
What would you do, if you were tasked with building a new Emergency Department (ED) in your hospital? Which processes would you optimize? Which areas would you focus on? Process improvements in the ED at the Kliniken Essen-Mitte in Germany led to cost savings for the entire hospital.
Optimizing patient flow in the emergency department
The ED at Ostrow Mazowiecka hospital in Poland improves workflow – and patient flow – by moving testing to the point of care: "Today, patients spend less time waiting to be treated and we are able to provide a faster and more accurate diagnosis".
