Table of ContentsIntroduction Letter from the AuthorsAbout the AuthorsChapter 1 Hospital Priorities Chapter 2 Bed Assignment Chapter 3 Inpatient and OutpatientChapter 4 Emergency Department Chapter 5 Types of Hospital Beds Chapter 6 Capacity Management Strategies Chapter 7 Discharging Patients Chapter 8 Surgical Short Stay Unit Chapter 9 Hospital Capacity Management Metrics Chapter 10 Complex Care Patients Chapter 11 Integrated Patient Care

The PCAT (Patient Centered Admission Team) Efficient Patient Transfer Team-Based CareStandardized Discharge Process An Emergency Department PCAT Model: Hot Zone 30-Day Readmission Discussion and Strategies Chapter 12 Additional Capacity Management Programs (Proceduralist Program)Chapter 13 Discharges before Noon
Achieving Discharges before NoonChapter 14 LevelingChapter 15 Ancillary Demand Level StaffingChapter 16 SurgeChapter 17 Starting a Patient Flow Team Chapter 18 Optimal Hospital Operational StrategiesChapter 19 Process ImprovementChapter 20 Conclusion Appendices Glossary Bibliography