some years back I did a medical startup company.
there was an extensive study undertaken ... to analyze the business cycle for hospitals.
Quite simply:
1) Get patients into hospital
2) Keep them there as long as possible.
3) Hope + plan for (ensure) their timely return
4) Repeat.
The systems we were doing but never fully completed were focused on how to break that cycle.
1) Get patients into hospital
2) Keep them there as long as possible.
3) Hope + plan for (ensure) their timely return
4) Repeat.
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Not sure this is now valid with medicare payments re ‘takebacks’ and the overall DRG ‘bucket’ system.