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Hospitals and Clinical Facilities, Processes, and Design for Patient Flow

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This chapter discusses current trends and key drivers that affect patient flow and efficiency and analyzes the most common myths of resource allocation for healthcare. Providers are now finding that simply adding beds or staffs will not solve the commonplace problems of long waits and delays. Contemporary physical design concepts that improve flow for healthcare are described in this chapter, and seven high-leverage steps that can significantly improve flow and expand capacity, and thus limit delays and waiting, are recommended.

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    Michael Williams

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    Randolph Hall

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Williams, M. (2013). Hospitals and Clinical Facilities, Processes, and Design for Patient Flow. In: Hall, R. (eds) Patient Flow. International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, vol 206. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9512-3_3

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