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Optimizing efficiency in healthcare delivery

How we optimize efficiency 

Our dedicated team has combined our Lean Six Sigma efficiency expertise with our deep clinical and therapeutic experience to offer an array of solutions designed to bring the best out of your hospital and staff.

 

 

Fast-Track Cardiology Diagnostic solution 

Enables significantly faster
patient access to cardiac diagnostics and care

 

Cardiolounge

Optimizes resources by enabling hospitals to offer same-day discharge in a patient-friendly environment                   

 

Operational Excellence solution

Streamlines cardiac and OR processes to increase capacity, improve operations and more                                    

 

 

 

 

Fast-Track Cardiology Diagnostic solution 

Fast-Track Cardiology Diagnostic solution

Fast-Track Cardiology Diagnostic solution offers speedy access and quality diagnoses to cardiac patients in a single, two-hour appointment.

 
About Fast-Track Cardiology Diagnostic solution 

Our Fast-Track Diagnostic solution reduces what is typically a months-long and multiple-appointment diagnostic journey into a nearly immediate diagnosis experience for cardiac patients in an outpatient setting.

 

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Benefits of Fast-Track Cardiology Diagnostic solution

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Patients benefits:
 
  • Lowers frustration and anxiety waiting for access and diagnosis
  • Avoids unnecessary hospital visits and excess time spent in hospital 
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Referring physician benefits: 
 
  • Reduces patient health deterioration while waiting
  • Provides consistent communication of diagnostics
  • Hands back patients when there is a negative diagnosis
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Treatment centre benefits:
 
  • Enables correctly diagnosed, well-prepared and procedure-ready patients
  • Reduces COVID-19 contamination risk due to outpatient setting for diagnosis
  • Reduces or eliminates patient waiting lists

 

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Payer benefits:
 
  • Lowers diagnostic costs
  • Enables premium patient service within regular reimbursement
  • Reduces ER admissions
  • Eliminates overtreatment

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Cardiolounge

Cardiolounge

Cardiolounge enables hospitals to offer select cardiac and other interventions in a safe, comfortable, patient-centric environment.

 About Cardiolounge

Cardiolounge gives hospitals a patient-friendly way to offer same-day discharge for select cardiac or other interventions. Through our project and change-management and other expertise, we transform traditional day wards into a soothing, patient-centric lounge that replaces beds with reclining chairs. 

Our turnkey solution enables:

  • Transformation of traditional day wards to cutting-edge patient-centric CardioLounges
  • Implementation of safe and efficient operations
  • Implementation of clinical protocols
  • Implementation of a digital patient engagement app
  • Project and change management to drive project success
  • Access to best-practices and benchmarks

 

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Benefits of Cardiolounge

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Benefits for patients: 
 
  • Enables their return home the same day of procedure
  • Creates an environment that feels less like a hospital
  • Promotes faster convalescence after procedures
  • Provides a comfortable and reassuring atmosphere 
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Benefits for hospitals and staff:
 
  • Frees up cardiac intervention beds
  • Reduces admission times
  • Lowers resource usage
  • Enables more predictable working hours and less overtime
  • Creates positive reputational impact 

 

 

 

I was so worried before coming to the hospital, but the CardioLounge is so welcoming and the relaxing atmosphere calms me down.

Patient in CardioLounge

I never thought it was possible, but the Cardiolounge was finished on time. It exceeds all expectations, both patients and staff are happy, and it ensures and supports a great patient experience.

Head of Cardiology Department at University Hospital

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Operational Excellence (OPEX) solution

Operational Excellence (OPEX) solution 

Our OPEX solution enables organizations to achieve operational excellence and greater staff and patient satisfaction by streamlining and optimizing processes.

About OPEX solution 

Our OPEX solution helps hospitals streamline their cardiac services and OR operations, leading to increased capacity, savings, and a more engaged staff. Our solution includes several phases that help you assess performance, benchmark against your peers, improve processes, and create sustainable change for ongoing improvement. 

 

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Benefits of OPEX solution 

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Benefits for hospitals and staff:
 
  • Increases uptime and utilization
  • Improves capacity
  • Enables greater staff productivity and satisfaction
  • Creates ability to do more with the same budget 
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Benefits for patients:
 
  • Increases patient satisfaction through greater on-time starts and fewer cancellations
  • Improves access to care
  • Provides for more face time with physician

 

 

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Connect with one of our experts

We are a team of experienced and highly trained experts who help providers reach their healthcare delivery goals. If you think we can help you, reach out to one of our advisors today for more information on what the Integrated Health Solutions team can do for your hospital.