Pillars
Acronyms
Online Scheduling
Types of Waste
MISC.
100

Name at least one metric under the Service pillar. 

What is Patient Experience (Press Ganey), % of appointments scheduled online (MHO)

100

TCM

What is hospital discharges

100

Allows patients to look for any available appointment on the schedule that matches their needs. The offered schedule is limited to what is released and fully available for a given provider's template (No overrides)

What is Direct Scheduling

100

Employees waiting because workloads are not level; patients waiting for an appointment

What is Waiting

100

To be the most comprehensive, integrated and connected health system for getting and staying well

What is Our Vision

200

Name at least one metric under the People pillar.

What is Employee Satisfaction (EOW), Clinician Satisfaction

200

AWV

What is Annual Wellness Visit

200
Allows new patients to search for a new provider then book into open slots (either from website or MHO- MHO is limited to commercial ins. plans)

What is Open Scheduling

200

Expired supplies that must be disposed of, such as out-of-date medications

What is Inventory

200

It's about making a difference by bringing our best work each day. It's the difference one person makes for patients and teammates, with every interaction, every time

What is the Power of One

300

Name at least two metrics under the Quality pillar

What is Quality performance, Disease Burden Capture (HCC), Hypertension Control (2nd BP)

300

PCIM

What is Patient Centered Integrated Management

300

Allows staff to bypass standard Direct Scheduling rules and offer a patient a specific visit type/provider/department/time. 

What is Ticket Scheduling

300

Poor layout, such as supplies located in separate area 

What is Transportation

300

Caring for our patients first and our people always


What is Our Mission

400

Name at least one metric under the Growth pillar.

What is total active patient lives (APL), total patient visits, Median days to new appointment (MDNA)

400

PDCA/PDSA

What is Plan Do Check Act or Plan Do Study Adjust

400

A batch job that runs and sends offers to patients for open slots. This requires that the patient has an existing appointment that matches the slot, and can only move an appointment forward based on the parameters (early morning offers are for same-day slots, evening offers extend up to 30 days out)

What is Fast Pass

400

Exam room missing an item; wrong medicine or wrong dose administered to patient

What is Defect

400

A new digital program beginning with blood pressure management. Designed to support patients with ongoing health needs, the program enables patients to monitor their health from home and receive proactive, tailored support to help them stay on track

What is Sutter Sync

500

Name at least one metric under the Finance pillar.

What is Operating income, Supply expense, Productivity

500

MDI

What is Managing for Daily Improvement

500

Allows open scheduling to same-day care. (Urgent/Walk-in Care) Patients select a care center and how soon they think they will be there. 

What is On my Way

500

Doing unnecessary diagnostic procedures

What is Overproduction

500

Name the 3 steps of Communication

What is Warm Welcome, Narrate Care, Fond Farewell