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• OR Management:  It's the Variability

HealthLeaders Media, May 21, 2009, article by Christy Dempsey

• Improving patient flow in the cath lab

hfm, April 2009, authors Richard Siegrist, Martin Gutkin, Osnat Levtzion-Korach and Susan Madden discuss cath lab flow improvements at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

• Hard Science and Soft Science Work Together to Improve Patient Flow

HiMSS Financial Edge, Spring 2009, article by Christy Dempsey

• Press Ganey acquires PatientFlow Technology

Deal extends Press Ganey’s reach to clinical areas, expands hospital improvement services

• Reducing Costs by Improving Patient Flow

October 2008 Healthcare Cost Containment newsletter article by Christy Dempsey

• Improving Patient Flow:  Physician involvement drives success at Georgia Hospital

Heathcare Executive, November/December 2008, authors Candice Saunders and Christy Dempsey discuss path to success at WellStar Kennestone Hospital

• Technologies that Help You Sustain a Competitive Edge:  Patient tracking and workflow

Cardiovascular Business, September/October 2008, WellStar Kennestone Hospital and PatientFlow Technology implement a plan to improve workflow in the cardiac cath lab

• Improving Patient Flow

Hospitals and Health Networks, August 18, 2008, Christy Dempsey and Susan Madden discuss the relationship between patient flow and quality of care

• Smoothing Patient Flow Offers Multiple Work/Life Benefits for Surgeons

Physicians' Financial News, July 14, 2008, Reporter Ed Rabinowitz discusses smoothing patient flow with Christy Dempsey, Dr. William Mayfield from WellStar Kennestone in Marietta, GA and Dr. Ken Larson from St. John's in Springfield, MO

• Surgeon Shortage:  New strategies should address real surgeon lifestyle issues

Advance for Health Information Executives, May 2008, Article by Christy Dempsey and Dr. Ken Larson

• Ways to break loose from OR holds

OR Manager, March 2008, Christy Dempsey discusses impact of and potential solutions to OR holds with Cynthia Saver

• Creating a Collaborative Model to Improve Patient Flow

Christy Dempsey in E-Hospital, October/November 2007

• A Steady Flow

Healthcare Informatics, 9/2007, article by Michelle Gray discussing PatientFlow Technology

• Richard Siegrist joins NECN's Beth Shelburne to discuss ER issues

Business Day on NECN, 8/29/2007

• Code Blue for the ER: How to Stop the Bleeding
  Newsweek/MSNBC, 5/11/07, St. John's success regarding patient flow

• St. John's cuts errors, increases efficiency

Springfield News-Leader, 7/5/06, St. John's success regarding patient flow

 

Press Releases

• Press Ganey acquires PatientFlow Technology

Deal extends Press Ganey’s reach to clinical areas, expands hospital improvement services

• PatientFlow Technology and WellStar Health System to Present Poster at IHI’s 20th National Forum on Quality Improvement in Healthcare on December 10, 2008 in Nashville.

 

• Christy Dempsey Presents Patient Flow Strategies at SC-HFMA Chapter Winter Institute on January 16, 2009 in Greenville, South Carolina

• PatientFlow Technology and WellStar Health System to Present Poster at IHI’s 20th National Forum on Quality Improvement in Healthcare on December 10 in Nashville.

• Rick Siegrist will be presenting “Financial Management Control and the Physician’s Role” on November 6 at the Leadership Strategies for Evolving Health Care Executives conference, which will be held at the Harvard School of Public Health’s Center for Continuing Professional Education.

• Christy Dempsey to speak at Managing Today's OR Suite Conference on “Managing Variability in Perioperative Service: The Next Steps,” with Ted Shockley and Dr. Kenneth Larson from St. John's Regional Hospital, October 29, Gaylord National, Washington, D.C.

• WellStar Health System Receives VHA Regional Operational Excellence Award
  Projects With PatientFlow Technology Significantly Impact Quality of Care, Cost & Patient Satisfaction

• Heartland Regional Medical Center launches patient flow improvement project with PatientFlow Technology

• WellStar Kennestone Hospital achieves dramatic results in cardiac cath in project with PatientFlow Technology

• WellStar Kennestone Hospital achieves dramatic results in OR as operations project with PatientFlow Technology continues

• Christy Dempsey speaks at 2008 Hospital Capacity Management Summit

• Christy Dempsey speaks at OR Business Management Conference

• Richard Siegrist speaks at the Virginians Improving Patient Care & Safety Conference

• Christy Dempsey presents methodologies for improving patient flow in hospitals at Webinar with McKesson and OR Manager magazine

• WellStar Kennestone Hospital completes first phase of operations project with PatientFlow Technology