The weekend effect in hospitals: Causes and cures – Part 2

This episode continues our discussion on the “weekend effect,” the phenomenon where the comprehensiveness and quality of hospital care drops off on weekends. Having established in Part 1 how this situation occurs, we devote this session to strategies that help you avoid it, including staffing accommodations and leadership focus. In addition to improving patient care and outcomes, health care organizations will find they will gain a significant competitive advantage in addressing this issue.

Guest speakers:
Aman Sabharwal, MD, MHA, CPHM
Senior Principal, Advisory Solutions
Vizient

Eric Burch, RN, MBA
Associate Principal, Advisory Solutions
Vizient

Moderator:
Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM
Associate Vice President, Clinical Resources
Vizient

Show Notes:
[00:25] The impact of “weekend effect” on quality of care
[01:35] Impact on medical and surgical cases
[02:12] Impact on community hospitals vs. academic medical centers
[05:20] Procedures affected
[07:05] Avoiding the weekend effect
[08:09] Competitive advantage in addressing weekend effect
[09:28] Example of health care organization that successfully dealt with the weekend effect

Links | Resources:

The Weekend Effect in Hospitals: Causes (Vizient Brief) Click here

The Weekend Effect in Hospitalized Patients: A Meta-Analysis (Journal of Hospital Medicine, Sept. 2017) Click here

“Who elects the weekend?” Click here

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