We are BestPractices - Leaders in Emergency Medicine. we view our hospital clients as partners, with whom we work to lead & deliver results that matter.

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Follow @lschencker, @MHpdemko, and @MHvdickson. They are all at the Supreme Court for #KingvBurwell arguments/coverage.
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I’ll be speaking on "Winning Physician Buy-In" at the 2014 Patient Flow Summit in May! Learn more here: ow.ly/uV2WO
[VIDEO] Top 10 List: Creating the Risk-Free #EmergencyDepartment by Dr. Thom Mayer: ow.ly/f8DHS #EmergencyMedicine
lnkd.in/jAJy8t Melissa- I would be interested in a copy. Thank you much. [email protected]
However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. - Winston Churchill
The integration of ED and Hospitalist Svcs = a discipline. Our model increases availability of care/improves flow for ED and Inpatient Svcs.
Measure patient demand by hour and design a system to handle it. Then commit to the right space, processes, and people. #emergencymedicine
Our Focused Patient Satisfaction Coaching uses indivudual physician scores to coach providers in the specific elements they need to improve.
Creating the Risk-Free ED, our evidence-based system of protocols for the most common presentations in the #ER, cut risk exposure by 70%.
Congratulations to BestPractices' CMO, Dr. Kirk Jensen, on being named ACEP's 2011 Outstanding Speaker of the Year. #emergencymedicine
25-35% of your ED cases can be seen independently by PAs/NPs. Family Practitioners and internists can see ≥75% of cases in the ED. When m…
#PatientFlow is predictable. With about 85% accuracy, you can predict how many patients are coming, when and what they're going to need. #ER
All meaningful and lasting change is intrinsically not extrinsically motivated. #healthcare #BestPractices #inspiration
Want good #PatientSatisfaction scores? Focus on moving 4s to 5s in service scores - where the greatest potential for improvement lies. #ER
The avg NPR per ED visit is $400. With a flow improvement of 240' to 210', you'll see one more patient per bed per day. x20 beds=$3M/year!
Questions we should be asking: "What's the one thing we can do to make this an excellent experience and exceed your #expectations?" #ED
Questions we should be asking: "Why not do it another way that adds more value?" #ED #patientsatisfaction
RT @healthleaders: 'Bed Wizards' Transform ED Throughput http://bit.ly/pU2zmd
Questions we should be asking: "Why are we doing it this way if it doesn't add value?" #ED #patientsatisfaction
All waste is burden, but not all burden is waste. #quotes #ED