title: 'Predicting the future' helps cut LOS by 50%.
abstract: Being able to predict demand is critical to achieving proper staffing levels and optimal patient flow. --No need to invest in fancy software; a basic Excel program can perform the functions you require. --If you don't integrate your data with the rest of the hospital, you actually may make things worse.
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009820:Ohio