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August 20 In-Person Lunch and Learn at Maggiano's in Buckhead

"Improving the Bottom Line by Optimizing Patient Throughput”

August 20, 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM ET

1.5 Hours of ACHE In-Person Education Credit

Our August 20 lunch and learn will be held at Maggiano's in Buckhead.

About the Program
Effective patient throughput is a challenge for most organizations even though a sound program can significantly affect operational costs, service capacity, and patient experience. Creating good patient throughput includes strategies that closely align organizational structures, processes, and people to initiate discharge execution at the time of admission.

Bringing these complex systems together requires an ongoing transdisciplinary approach to plan, manage, and monitor each area’s metrics such as length of stay, patient holding, emergency department left without being seen, and patient satisfaction. Results of a sound program may include increased bed capacity, improved revenue, and reduced costs. This discussion will explore strategies to reduce excess inpatient days and create bed capacity through multiple interlocking clinical initiatives.

Some of the topics and questions covered include:

• How can you leverage hospitalists to expedite discharges?
• How do you address restructuring Care Management to reduce length of stay?
• How do you create bed capacity without adding beds?
• What strategies have you used at your organization to reduce practice variation?
• What strategies have you used to reduce bottlenecks in the ED, OR, and PACU?
• What financial and quality benefits have you been able to quantify?
• What clinical outcomes and service measures have you been able to impact?

Moderator:

Tony Stajduhar,,

Senior Advisor,

Jackson Healthcare

Panelists:

David Stewart, MD, FASA,

Medical Director,

Anesthesiology Department,

Piedmont Eastside

Panelists:

Jon-Paul Croom, FACHE,

Senior Brokerage Partner, Healthcare,

DTSpade, Former Market President at WellStar and CEO for Two Hospitals with Community Health Systems

Event Details:

August 20, 2026, 11:30 am to 2:00 pm Eastern Time

Location:

Maggiano’s Atlanta-Buckhead

3368 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA 30326

(404) 816-9650

Agenda:

11:30 am: Check-in, networking, lunch

Noon to 1:30 pm: Education program and lunch

1:30 pm to 2:00 pm: Networking

2:00 pm: Conclude

CEUs:

1.5 hours of ACHE In-Person Education Credit

IMPORTANT: ACHE has changed its policy regarding sign-in sheets. We are no longer using sign-in sheets for credit reporting. We will have a QR code at the event that you will use to sign in for credit using ACHE’s form. You will need to complete the form by 5:00 PM on the day of the event. Please be prepared to scan the QR code with your phone at the event.

COST:

ACHE Member: $55

Non-Member: $75

Student ACHE Member: $20

Student Non-Member: $30

$10 Late Fee added after August 17

NOTE – Early Registration Deadline Monday, August 17.

No credit/refund after this date. If you are unable to attend, you may send a substitute.

If you have questions, contact Bruce Lloyd at 404-444-8136 or send an email.

Upcoming Events:

• August 20, 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM — “Improving the Bottom Line by Optimizing Patient Throughput,” lunch and learn at Maggiano’s in Buckhead. Approved for 1.5 hours of ACHE In-Person Education credit. Learn More or Register Now
• August 27, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM ET — Diversity & Inclusion Committee Webinar, “Psychological Safety in Healthcare: Creating Environments Where LGBTQ+ Clinicians Can Lead, Heal, and Thrive.” 1.5 hours of ACHE Qualifying Education Credit. Learn More or Register Now
• August 27, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET — ACHE of Georgia Undercover: Networking Night Around Georgia, with in-person networking events in Atlanta, Athens, and Augusta. No fee to attend. Learn More and Register
• September 16, 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM ET — Health Connect South, Georgia Aquarium. A community partner event with up to 9 hours of ACHE Qualifying Education Credit, plus an ACHE of Georgia panel with 1.5 hours of ACHE In-Person Education credit. ACHE members who register using this link receive a 20% discount. Learn More or Register Now.

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