Operational Improvement

Building the Better American Hospital

American hospitals are lifesaving organizations that are the sites of daily miracles. Hospitals are also unmatched in organizational complexity. Inefficient clinical processes can lead to poor clinical and financial outcomes. Hospitals are under great pressure to control costs while there is greater scrutiny of patient safety and compliance with clinical quality standards.

Compass Clinical Consulting has been helping hospitals avoid waste and improve outcomes. We look at hospitals that are not yet efficient and concentrate on improvements that move patients smoothly through the hospital. Along the way, our collaboration with hospital leaders make hospitals less stressful and more satisfying places to work … capable of delivering safer and better care for patients – less expensively. The transformation projects are exciting for everyone involved.

• Scientific method as a guide to optimizing hospital operations
• The best of today’s lean business management techniques applied to clinical settings
• System-wide assessments to maximize departmental cooperation
• Implementation plans and schedules to organize timely action
• More effective patient flow through critical care and nursing units
• Better capacity management and staff alignment to patient volume
• Outcomes measured to confirm operational practices

Call Cary Gutbezahl, MD, about Operational Improvement at (513) 241.0142.