Category Archives: Ambulatory Surgical Center

constraint theory and Pareto Optimals…

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Brian Gregory, MD, MBA • Wayne, good question. Healthcare is a funny animal–you have constraints within constraints. One of the main tenets of ToC is to pick what you want to be the constraint. In the case of the OR (ER, radiology, … Continue reading →

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increase strategy to increase throughput: …data in context…lean in context…flipped rooms…

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Why is this important? It can significantly increase total throughput and throughput as referenced by a particular agent (surgeon, anesthesiologist, hospital). Increased throughput can be converted into large increases in revenue. It can decrease cost for all agents. It can … Continue reading →

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Protected: the art of flipping rooms…

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

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FTE, utilization, and cost accounting … when PUNs equal CUEs

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

also see: Graph of CRNA usage for optimized Surgeon Schedule also see: TA(throughput accounting) and TDABC (time driven activity based costing)….the fabric, the ‘warp and woof’ of healthcare — Cost accounting (whether standard costing or TDABC) is based on the concept … Continue reading →

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