title: Revamped preadmission process removes bottlenecks, boosts number of outpatient surgeries.
abstract: Partnering with outside organizations to reengineer a hospital function can be tricky if it's not well executed. MedCenter Hospital in Marion, OH, played its cards right and got an outside physician clinic to be a key player in helping a task force redesign the preadmission process for the hospital's outpatient surgeries. The new and improved system boosted the number of monthly outpatient surgeries, resulting in increased revenue for the hospital.
mesh_terms: D000289:Admitting Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D008332:Management Quality Circles; D009042:Motivation; D009820:Ohio; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000592:standards*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D013531:Surgicenters / Q000458:organization & administration*