How University Health turns ED signals into hospital-wide flow


Thursday, August 13th, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT 

Emergency departments often set the pace for the entire hospital. When patients board for hours waiting for beds, the ripple effects hit staffing, discharge timeliness and overall capacity.

To break that cycle, University Health has been strengthening the link between ED operations and inpatient flow, layering real-time and predictive insight on top of its EHR.

In this 30-minute webinar, operations and IT leaders from University Health share how early signals from the ED now help inpatient teams plan placement sooner, run smarter huddles and align staffing to anticipated demand rather than reacting once units are already strained.

What you'll learn:
 
  • Why improving inpatient flow is the fastest way to relieve ED pressure
  • How early ED visibility helps plan admissions and discharges more effectively
  • How predictive insight supports smoother staffing and smarter huddles
  • What an operations-IT partnership looks like when building a hospital-wide flow mode

Please also check out our upcoming Transform Virtual Series.

Presenters: 

Bill Phillips (1) - Sydney Mason

Bill Phillips

EVP & COO, University Health

AshleyShutz (2) - Sydney Mason

Ashley Schutz, MHA, MLS (ASCP)

Director of IT Quality Assurance, University Health

Moderator:

Screenshot 2026-07-01 at 2.54.09 PM - Sydney Mason

Bill Griffith

Operational Excellence Advisor