Keck Medicine of USC improves patient care using the Vizient Clinical Data BaseHospitals 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; the process is simply known as patient flow.

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