Improving patient flow: Steering clear of productivity

Medical director David J. Yu, MD, MBA, Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, shares how hospital flow problems have been resolved, due to hospitalists shaving almost one day off patients' average length of stay. In this video, he shares how traditional hospitalist practices such as productivity hinders patient flow for them and their model. As medical directors, Dr. Yu says It is important to explore how to use the hospitalist's need for self-preservation and to align those forces to the goal of your organization.