title: Focusing on white space to improve patient throughput.
abstract: When designing a new patient care process or modifying an existing one, healthcare leaders should: Set specific goals for frontline staff, Move beyond gathering and discussing data to acting on the data, Issue data reports frequently, Prepare to take advantage of success, Do not expect a silver bullet.
authors.affiliation: Catholic Health Partners, Toledo, Ohio, USA. samantha_platzke@mhsnr.org
authors.forename: Samantha M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Platzke
authors.forename: Imran A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Andrabi
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings / Q000191:economics; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics*; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D009820:Ohio; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D015279:Organizational Culture