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Hospitals and health systems must care for patients as individuals first and foremost, but that’s not their only duty; they must also manage patients collectively. The daily routine of admitting and discharging patients as well as scheduling surgeries and procedures poses daunting organizational and logistical challenges. Los Angeles-based Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) has embarked on a multiyear initiative to optimize the movement of patients through its facilities. Thanks to staff-wide commitment and data and analytics tools, the length of hospital stays has been significantly reduced.

Learn how Keck Medicine optimized patient flow