Health systems don't have the luxury of building their way out of capacity constraints. WakeMed didn't — and still boosted prime-time surgical access and throughput by double digits.
In this session, WakeMed's Chief Medical Officer Charles Harr, MD, shares how his team partnered across specialties and departments to drive better access and throughput, all within their existing footprint. Their approach combined physician and anesthesia leadership, EHR-integrated tech and transformation services — driving:
11% increase in prime-time OR case minutes21% increase in prime-time procedural case minutes13.5% year-over-year increase in proactively released block time
