Discharge Planning Handbook for Healthcare : Top 10 Secrets to Unlocking a New Revenue Pipeline

Discharge planning defined How optimized is your current model? New metrics for success Uncovering the data story Lean concepts for discharge planning The top 10 secrets to a new revenue pipeline The results oriented job description Changing from reactive to proactive tactics Tipping towards technology Six sigma simplified Creating a culture of accountability The final steps to success.

hidden Opportunities To Improve Profits In The Healthcare Industry Abound In The Area Of Discharge Planning. The discharge Planning Handbook For Healthcare: Top Ten Secrets To Unlocking A New Revenue Pipeline Provides Innovative New Solutions That Will Show Hospital Administrators How To Turn One Of The Most Antiquated Aspects Of Healthcare Into One Of The Most Productive. The Performance-improvement Concepts And Approaches Discussed In This Volume Balance All Aspects Of Existing Business Models And Provide A New Approach To Managing The Discharge Planning Process.

management Engineer And Six Sigma Black Belt Ali Birjandi And Registered Nurse And Administrative Director Lisa M. Bragg Employ Innovative Solutions To Help Readers:

• redefine The Concept Of Discharge Planning


• assign The Proper Metrics


• the Cos-q Snapshot — A New Tool For Success


• employ Lean Concepts In Redesign


• apply A Practical Approach To Improvement


• create A Culture That Produces Results

an Extended Case Study Invites Managers And Administrators To Take An Interactive Approach To The Learning And Applying Of These Concepts. A Spreadsheet Tool Is Included To Help Readers Stay On Task In Their Quest To Improve Efficiency And Quality Of Care. The Approach And Methods Taught In This Book Have Led To Dramatic Results In A Number Of Institutions. When Adopted By Your Organization, They Can Help To Improve Performance And Boost Revenue.

Hidden opportunities to improve profits in the healthcare industry abound in the area of discharge planning. Based on 25 years of experience, Birjandi and Bragg show hospital administrators and directors how they can tap into new revenue using the Six Sigma DMAIC model (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control). The book's step-by-step implementation strategy is designed to serve five concepts: redefining the whole concept of discharge planning, right metrics, augmenting re-design with lean concepts, applying a practical approach to improvement, and creating a results-oriented culture. The book includes a comprehensive case study, as well as a spreadsheet that can be used to track success Discharge planning defined How optimized is your current model? New metrics for success Uncovering the data story Lean concepts for discharge planning The top 10 secrets to a new revenue pipeline The results-oriented job description Interactive discharge planning Tipping towards technology Six sigma simplified Creating a culture of accountability The final steps to success. Hidden opportunities to improve profits in the healthcare industry abound in the area of discharge planning. This book shows hospital administrators and directors how they can tap into new revenue using the Six Sigma DMAIC model (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control). It includes a spreadsheet that can be used to track success Hidden opportunities to improve profits in the healthcare industry abound in the area of discharge planning. This title shows hospital administrators and directors how they can tap into new revenue using the Six Sigma DMAIC model (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control). It also includes a comprehensive case study