{"product_id":"smash-the-bottleneck-fixing-patient-flow-for-better-care-and-a-better-bottom-line-paperback","title":"Smash the Bottleneck: Fixing Patient Flow for Better Care (and a Better Bottom Line) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDanilo Sirias\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Strear\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOvercrowding is endemic in most US hospitals, and untangling patient flow is a top priority for today's healthcare leaders. \u003ci\u003eSmash the Bottleneck: Fixing Patient Flow for Better Care (and a Better Bottom Line)\u003c\/i\u003e lays out a concrete methodology for getting to the root of patient-flow problems and addressing them--quickly. The book highlights a continuous improvement methodology known as the Theory of Constraints (TOC), which emphasizes identifying, optimizing, and breaking down bottlenecks to improve overall system performance. Introduced in Eliyahu M. Goldratt's seminal business book \u003ci\u003eThe Goal\u003c\/i\u003e, this method and its concepts have since been adopted by Fortune 500 companies worldwide. Uniquely, the authors tie TOC to healthcare delivery from a practitioner's point of view. They provide numerous examples of common health system bottlenecks to illustrate how the methodology can be applied in readers' own organizations. The book also showcases precisely how TOC can help: decrease length of stay in inpatient units; coordinate resources and break down organizational silos; reduce overcrowding and increase throughput in emergency departments; and shorten wait times in primary and specialty care clinics, imaging centers, and surgery centers. Poor patient flow has grave implications for quality of care, patient satisfaction, provider well-being, and an organization's bottom line. Discover the practical knowledge and tools that you can use to break bottlenecks and enact meaningful, lasting change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanilo Sirias\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is currently a professor in the Department of Management and Marketing at Saginaw Valley State University. \u003cb\u003eChristopher Strear, \u003c\/b\u003e MD, FACEP, is currently the director of patient flow, as well as director of revenue cycle management, for Northwest Acute Care Specialists and is an attending emergency physician at a Level 1 trauma center in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.9 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47434556965085,"sku":"9781640551503","price":89.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/QuiMl8AzoO9781640551503.webp?v=1771377995","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/smash-the-bottleneck-fixing-patient-flow-for-better-care-and-a-better-bottom-line-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}