Emergency Department Patient Flow Summit

Health care reform has called for hospitals to realign their priorities to improve patient experiences and deliver better outcomes while facing the challenges of increased volume. For many, the ED is the front door to the hospital and the place with the greatest potential to cause bottlenecks that impact the entire hospital’s patient flow and care coordination efforts.

The 15th Annual Emergency Department Patient Flow Summit convenes hospital, health system, and industry experts to discuss best practices to enhance ED operational efficiency, enhance care coordination, and leverage data and technology to improve patient flow, patient satisfaction, and health outcomes.

• Balance hospital-wide and unit-focused approaches to solve patient flow challenges
• Streamline ED operations and integrate technology to improve flow and coordination
• Overcome nursing shortages to eliminate bottlenecks in the ED
• Apply Lean Methodology to develop initiatives that improve wait times, length of stay, and patient experience scores

Join us in Houston as we discuss best practices to improve care coordination, achieve efficient throughput, and improve patient experience.

Featured Speakers

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Carl Balcom, RN, BSN, MHA, CHE Director, Emergency Services Kingwood Medical Center - An HCA Affiliated Hospital	Joseph Guarisco, MD Department Chair, Emergency Medicine Ochsner Health System	Susan Hawk Acting Chief, Clinical Integration Behavioral Health Institute Mercy Health
Dancel Maxwell, BSN, MPA Divisional Director, Clinical Patient Access and Cardiology Good Shepherd Medical Center	Jessica Thompson Melton, MHA Vice President, Emergency Services and Patient Flow Duke University Hospital	Daniel Murphy, MD, MBA Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine SBH Health System / St. Barnabas Hospital
Sam Shen, MD, MBA, FACEP Medical Director, Emergency Medicine Stanford Health Care Clinical Associate Professor Department of Emergency Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine