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US 2010/0169113 A1Published application
Hospital service line management tool
AssigneeAccelero Health Partners, LLC
InventorsScott E. Bachik, Michelle R. Bianco
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Abstract
A method for managing, organizing, integrating, and evaluating a service line of a hospital. Primary goals of the present method include, for example, improving patient care, increasing financial margins, and building volume.
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A method for managing and evaluating a service line of a hospital comprising the steps of:
- collecting data relevant to the service line of the hospital;
- awarding the service line of the hospital a raw score out of a possible score in each of a plurality of categories based on the collected data;
- calculating a percentage score by dividing the sum of the raw scores for the plurality of categories by the sum of the possible scores for the plurality of categories;
- associating the percentage score with a stage of maturation;
- and
- reporting the stage of maturation to the hospital.
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A method for managing and evaluating a service line of a hospital comprising the steps of:
- collecting data relevant to the service line of the hospital;
- awarding the service line of the hospital a raw score out of a possible score in each of a plurality of categories based on the collected data;
- classifying the service line of the hospital in one of an infancy stage, a development stage, and a maturity stage based on the sum of the raw scores for the plurality of categories;
- and
- providing feedback to the hospital based on the classifying step.
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A method for managing and evaluating a service line of a hospital comprising the steps of:
- collecting data relevant to the service line of the hospital;
- evaluating the service line of the hospital in a plurality of categories, the plurality of categories selected from the group consisting of:
- patient care, infrastructure, customer service, strategic goal planning, physician engagement, referral sources, and brand strategy;
- classifying the service line of the hospital in one of an infancy stage, a development stage, and a maturity stage for each of the plurality of categories;
- and
- providing feedback to the hospital based on the classifying step.
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