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Submissions for the 2014 Management Innovations Poster Session will be accepted October 2013 through mid-January 2014. The poster session will take place at the 2014 Congress on Healthcare Leadership in Chicago on March 24–27, 2014.

Each year at the Congress on Healthcare Leadership, ACHE hosts a Management Innovations Poster Session where healthcare executives present innovations that address challenges facing their organizations. These innovations are judged on creativity, applicability to other organizations, and usefulness to the healthcare management field.

The following is a list of presentations from the 2013 Management Innovations Poster Session.

You may also wish to review the 2013 presentation abstracts (PDF), 2012 presentation abstracts (PDF), 2011 presentation abstracts (PDF), 2010 presentation abstracts (PDF), 2009 presentation abstracts (PDF), or 2008 presentation abstracts (PDF).

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Patient Safety and Quality

Geographic Localization of a Medical Oncology Unit Did Not Reduce Length-of-Stay Paris B. Lovett, MD, Brian E. Sweeney, RN, FACHE, Megan L. Johnston, Lewis J. DeEugenio Jr., MD, FACP, Holly Meisner, RN Abstract (PDF) Poster (PDF)
"Eyes on Sepsis": How a Focused Approach Improved Patient Care and the Bottom Line Andrea Restifo, RN, Vicki LoPachin, MD, FACP Abstract (PDF) Poster (PDF)

Patient Flow

Riddle Hospital "No Divert": Utilizing Lean Six Sigma Principles in Process Re-Design to Improve Patient Flow Shane Flickinger Abstract (PDF) Poster (PDF)
Use of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) Real Time Demand Capacity (RTDC) Model to Promote Organizational Values and Optimize Patient Flow Brian E. Sweeney, RN, FACHE, Holly Meisner, RN, Paris B. Lovett, MD, et al. Abstract (PDF) Poster (PDF)

Workforce Management

New Nurse Manager Onboarding Program Tracy Ingram Abstract (PDF) Poster (PDF)	Best Poster Award Winner
Hiring for Attitude and Skills: Utilizing Medical Simulation Technology to Assess Clinical and Communication Skills as a Component of the Candidate Selection Process for Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Hospitalist Positions Mary J. Johnson, Nichelle A. Baker, Zachary C. Hartsell, et al. Abstract (PDF) Poster (PDF)

Efficiency and Revenue Cycle

Improving the Efficiency of a Bariatric Surgery Program in a Complex Academic Medical Center Setting Kripa Krishnan, Andrew Horton, Radhika Ramachandran, Roshanak Didehban, FACHE Abstract (PDF) Poster (PDF)
An Integrated Approach to Improve Efficiency for Out of State Surgical Patients Roshanak Didehban, FACHE, Kripa Krishnan, Radhika Ramachandran Abstract (PDF) Poster (PDF)
Improving Patient Appointment Access in the Mayo Clinic Arizona Department of Dermatology by Pairing Practice Model Redesign with Nurse Empowerment Benjamin Farrar, Nita Sharma Abstract (PDF) Poster (PDF)