Channon and Associates: Improving hospital performance by introducing solutions beyond the obvious

...1) get at the root causes of difficult-to-solve performance issues; and 2) lower cost and grow margins in ways overlooked by hospital management and other consultants. "

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High-Impact Services

Channon & Associates has a track record of rapidly and successfully producing improvements to operating margins, patient throughput, and organizational effectiveness.

Channon & Associates has received recognition nationally for its ingenuity and best practices by the Health Care Advisory Board, a leading hospital management research organization comprised of 2,100 medical centers.

Core capabilities include:

Optimal Bed Management™
High-Impact Patient Flow™
"Real-Time" Staff Monitoring
Non-Core & Corporate Office Cost Reduction
Merger Planning & Assessment

Optimal Bed Management™		The missing piece of the hospital performance puzzle, Optimal Bed Management improves the efficiency of bed use to grow operating margins and increase "virtual" bed capacity. Optimal Bed Management has been recognized by the Advisory Board as a “best practice” for stopping census variation & stabilizing census at the "sweet spots." Financial Impact: $1,000,000 - $5,000,000



High-Impact Patient Flow™		Achieves rapid results to build long-term sustainable improvements in patient flow. Uncovers hidden and visible patient flow drivers. Potential Impact: .5 day reduction in ALOS; 20% reduction in E.D. waiting time





"Real Time" Staff Monitoring		Allows nursing managers and execs to look at snapshots of nursing productivity and compliance with staffing grids throughout the day. Identifies gaps by time of day, day of week, census level, and position Potential Impact: $1,000,000 or more in improved staffing to levels defined by staffing grids at hospital





Non-Core & Corporate Office Cost Reduction		Unlocks hidden savings opportunities that fly below the radar. Works with corporate offices or non-benchmarked departments (e.g., clinics, outreach community services, marketing, etc) to implement overlooked cost reduction opportunities. Financial Impact: $3,000,000 - $10,000,000










+ Merger Planning & Assessment		Evaluates the attractiveness of merger and acquisition opportunities. Assesses the operations of targeted acquisitions, and identifies new efficiencies.

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