Artificial Intelligence
Long patient wait times are a constant challenge for infusion centers. And mid-day peaks in usage only make those wait times longer, leaving both patients and nurses dissatisfied. iQueue for Infusion Centers by LeanTaaS uses data science and machine learning to create individualized schedule templates for infusion centers of any size. Managing...
Oncology infusion treatments are highly individualized and can’t simply be scheduled regularly like hair or spa appointments. Because of the volatile nature of infusion treatment demand, infusion centers run into common problems of long wait times, midday bottlenecks during which chair demand is at or beyond maximum capacity and overworked...
Hartford HealthCare operates 7 hospitals and 13 outpatient infusion centers in Connecticut. Hartford HealthCare faced challenges in level-loading appointments across the day, as well as adding in patients and scheduling coordinated infusion visits with clinics. Within two weeks after implementing iQueue for Infusion Centers by LeanTaaS, Hartford...
Presbyterian Medical Center (PMC), a 576-bed tertiary hospital serving Charlotte, North Carolina, is part of the Novant Health healthcare system. PMC operates an infusion center where staff struggled with scheduling patient treatments, leading to high wait times and added stress for staff. Implementing iQueue for Infusion Centers by LeanTaaS...
As healthcare facilities work to recover from the impact of COVID-19, they face ever-growing patient volumes. The need to match hospital capacity with patient demand is beyond the abilities of EHR systems and manual scheduling. The sophisticated algorithms used by the LeanTaaS iQueue suite of solutions focus on one asset each: inpatient beds,...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, 38% of health system leaders cited downstream bed availability as their greatest concern. But even during non-crisis situations, bed management is one of the greatest challenges that inpatient facilities face—a challenge that directly impacts the bottom line. iQueue for Inpatient Beds by LeanTaaS is an AI-driven...
Many facilities are still clearing elective surgery backlogs created because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so streamlining the OR scheduling process is more important than ever. But relying on manual scheduling methods can lead to unfilled time or missed communications. iQueue for Operating Rooms by LeanTaaS reduces errors and optimizes your room and...
Managing inpatient bed capacity presents a challenge even in normal times, but even more so in crisis situations. Inefficiencies along a patient journey can cost an estimated $9,000 per bed per year – a significant impact on a hospital’s bottom line. Manual scheduling simply can’t keep up with the complex factors influencing bed...
Every minute of operating room time can represent hundreds of dollars in revenue, yet block time is going unused in many hospitals. This leads to unnecessary costs, lost revenue and dissatisfied patients and staff. iQueue for Operating Rooms by LeanTaaS helps surgeons and clinic schedulers easily find and request currently unbooked OR time on...
Most infusion centers face the same three problems: long patient wait times, underutilized resources and unhappy nursing staff. EHRs and manual scheduling methods aren’t equipped to handle the complexity of scheduling infusion appointments, but iQueue for Infusion Centers by LeanTaaS uses algorithms to manage schedules that ramp up and down...
