Emergency departments are often the first stop for patients in need of urgent and life-saving care. Yet across the country, EDs are overwhelmed and plagued by long wait times, staffing shortages and increasingly complex patient needs. These challenges not only delay care, but they also place added pressure on clinical teams and compromise patient safety.
Getting patients to the right level of care quickly is essential for delivering high-quality health care. However, managing transfers across a health system can be complicated, inefficient, and costly. Without an optimized transfer center, hospitals and health care providers risk delays, strained resources, and missed revenue opportunities.
In our upcoming webinar on Tuesday,
Hospital readmissions are a persistent challenge for health systems across the country. Nearly one in five Medicare patients is readmitted within 30 days of discharge, costing the healthcare system billions of dollars each year. Beyond the financial burden, readmissions impact patient outcomes, contribute to overcrowding in hospitals, and can lead to penalties for health systems under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP).
Optimizing your health care transfer center is a crucial step in enhancing patient flow, reducing wait times, and improving overall care coordination. As health care executives, ensuring your transfer center runs smoothly directly impacts your operational efficiency and patient outcomes. Here are five tips to help you streamline and optimize transfer center operations.
Health care executives are all too familiar with the ongoing challenge of staffing shortages and the pressure to improve operational efficiency. It’s critical to ensure that nurses are working at the highest level of their expertise. However, many nurses find themselves weighed down by administrative tasks like managing patient transfers,
A recent analysis reveals that outsourced transfer services—like those offered through Conduit—hold strong potential to make a positive difference and deliver significant financial impact. For hospitals, outsourced transfer services can lead to a nearly 3:1 return on investment.
Approximately 5.5 million
Provider burnout remains a pressing issue for health systems, impacting not only clinicians but also the quality of care patients receive. A 2023 survey by the American Medical Association found that 48.2% of physicians experienced at least one symptom of burnout, with more than half attributing it to a lack of support staff and excessive administrative tasks.
At Conduit Health Partners, our success is driven by dedicated associates who support their teams and ensure seamless patient care. Meet Hannah Hardy BSN, RN, Supervisor Line Lead at Conduit, whose leadership and passion for empowering others make a difference every day.
A Leader in Patient Transfers
Since joining Conduit in May 2021,
Conduit Predicts Continuation of Labor Shortages in 2025.
As the health care industry braces for another year of challenges and innovation, workforce shortages remain a critical concern. According to Cheryl Dalton-Norman, president of Conduit Health Partners, the solution lies in leveraging technology and rethinking workflows.
In an article with Healthcare IT Today,
As we set our sights on 2025, let’s take a moment to look back at the major stories that shaped health care in 2024. With AI making waves across the industry, we thought it only fitting to turn to the very technology that’s been making headlines for insight into the health care topics that topped the year.
