IHS Pathway Optimization
A comprehensive solution for an array of disease states and procedures.
Our comprehensive and integrated solution helps providers implement, run, and sustain care pathways that are evidence-based, best-practice-informed, and patient-centric. Capitalizing on hundreds of projects across a broad array of medical conditions, our proven approach can quickly transform your pathway and deliver sustainable results.
What we do
- Diagnose bottlenecks based on benchmarks and library of best practices, analyses and observations
- Optimize pathways using a value-based approach and help embed them in daily practice
- Enable digital transformation
Transformation based on a ready-to-go toolkit
Digital pathway accelerator playbook
Follows a proven approach & framework based on years of experience and a solid track record of accounts, tailored to your pathway and situation.
IHS experts & lean management
Supports the project and keeps hospital teams connected through the change.
Get Ready® digital solution
Enables remote management and digital engagement of patients across the entire care pathway, from procedure preparation to follow-up.
Centers of excellence network
Provides opportunities to tap into others’ transformation experience to enable benchmarking, collaboration, and coaching.
We optimize care pathways by:
Leveraging our ever-growing knowledge base of pathway-specific best practices, as well as learnings from our robust network of key opinion leaders (KOLs) across a wide spectrum of therapies.
Using road-tested methods and tools that are pathway-specific where needed to enable fast, cost-effective transformation.
Integrating full change management support to ensure a successful transformation.
Driving clinical team engagement and alignment through a value-based lens that focuses on optimizing outcomes while balancing resources and cost.
An approach that brings a variety of benefits
For the hospital:
- Better resource utilization
- Greater cost-efficiency and capacity
- Reduced waitlists
- Standardized diagnostic and treatment pathways that reduce risk and variance
- Improved reputation and greater patient satisfaction
For patients:
- Faster access to care and treatment
- Reduced length of stay
- Reduced risk through standardized pathways
- More informed preparation for procedures
- Improved quality of care
For the physician and care team:
- More time to manage patients
- Ability to focus on value-added activities
- Transparency through a standardized pathway and greater insights through data
- Ability to benchmark to other centers’ performance and underpinning practices
Examples of our pathway-related projects
- Care Pathway Optimization: Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease
- Pathway Development - Cryptogenic Stroke
- Stroke Pathway Optimization
- Cryoballoon Ablation Pathway Optimization
- Optimizing the Cryoablation Process
- Optimizing the Cardiothoracic Pathway
- Pathway Development - Syncope
- TAVI Pathway Optimization
- Bariatric Pathway Optimization
>500
Pathway optimization projects conducted the past 4 years across EMEA
20+
Medical conditions where Medtronic has presence with its therapies
Would you like to learn more about how IHS can help your hospital implement, run and sustain care pathways?
A reputation built on results
The bariatric care pathway went remote in just 4 weeks at Medical University Centre Mannheim
The bariatric department needed to find a way to quickly reduce in-person consultations to reduce during the COVID-19 crisis, so IHS implemented a fully operational, remote bariatric pathway in just four weeks.
Moving vaginal hysterectomies (VH) to day surgery – it takes teamwork
The Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust enlisted IHS to help create a playbook that could be rolled out across NHS England to replicate a successful and sustainable day surgery pathway.
Increasing daily TAVI capacity through an improved pathway at St. Antonius
Within eight months of our partnership, the hospital increased the total number of TAVI procedures by 24% without adding resources or capacity.
Connect with one of our experts
We are a team of experienced and highly trained experts who help providers reach their healthcare delivery goals. If you think we can help you, reach out to one of our advisors today for more information on what the Integrated Health Solutions team can do for your hospital.
