Leveraging RTLS to assess clinical space utilisation

Laura Younan, Adam Resnick and Chris Schieffer
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Laura Younan: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, USA
Adam Resnick: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, USA
Chris Schieffer: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, USA

Management in Healthcare: A Peer-Reviewed Journal, 2024, vol. 9, issue 2, 134-149

Abstract: Investment in physical space is a key strategic decision for healthcare managers. Understanding the current utilisation of clinical space is a significant input for this decision. Historically, direct observation or analysis of electronic health record (EHR) timestamps has been used to assess ambulatory space utilisation. Manual observation is prohibitively expensive, prospective and infeasible for large spaces. EHR data is limited to electronically captured workflows and to the quality of data capture. Two pilots explored the efficacy of real-time location systems (RTLS) to assess outpatient space utilisation to assist healthcare management professionals to make space allocation decisions. RTLS was shown to be viable, with accuracy that was not different from EHR-derived utilisation. RTLS had the following benefits: (a) more granular information, (b) data coverage in areas without EHR timestamps and (c) real-time assessment of utilisation. RTLS is an option for ambulatory care managers to understand the needed space for clinical operations.

Keywords: facilities; real-time location systems; space utilisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 I10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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