In Innovation and Best Practices in Health Care Scheduling, CEOs with experience leading change in five of the nation’s prominent health systems-Denver Health, Geisinger Health System, Kaiser Permanente, ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value, and Seattle Children’s Hospital-describe how they tackled the complex issues surrounding wait times throughout the continuum of care. They review the important forces shaping wait times in health care, the evolving use of techniques and tools from other industries to improve health care access, and the move toward a person-centered model of care. Although the organizations differ in size, populations served, and institutional constructs, the authors acknowledge that improving access and scheduling requires systems-level transformation and that such transformation can uncover previously unrecognized resources and improve all aspects of care delivery. They provide case examples from their institutions to highlight three overarching principles: the application of a system-wide view, the use of a disciplined methodology (such as Lean, six sigma, or modeling and prediction tools) for redesign, and a foundation of respect for people.Click here to read article.
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