Evaluate reopening strategies to guarantee optimal staffing, PPE, and additional resources are in place. Forecast patient numbers for each hospital or unit within a flexible timeframe. Accurately monitor and predict bed availability. Anticipate emergency department and post-anesthesia care unit holds over varying timeframes. Capture real-time data to anticipate capacity for each unit and service. Reduce the number of canceled surgeries by providing early alerts about significant increases in patient census. Analyze and forecast off-service placements effectively. Predict and manage patient discharges efficiently. The fundamental type of analytics serves to distill extensive data into smaller, more practical insights. Descriptive analytics aims to provide an overview of past events, while diagnostic analytics delves deeper to uncover the reasons behind those events. Conventional management engineering methods are generally sufficient for performing this level of analysis; however, predictive analytics represents a more advanced approach that helps organizations to proactively address future challenges. This progression from descriptive to diagnostic, and finally to predictive analytics, enables healthcare facilities to enhance their operational efficiency and improve patient care outcomes.
