title: Capacity management and patient throughput: putting this problem to bed.
abstract: Organizations dealing with capacity issues have several options, including: Increasing capacity within current licensed space. Building more beds. Adding functional capacity through improving patient throughput. Smoothing demand through variability isolation.
authors.affiliation: ECG Management Consultants, Inc, Seattle, Washington, USA. dkobis@ecgmc.com
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Kobis
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D012308:Risk Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States