VCU Medical Center increases efficiency with patient flow software

The Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center is one of the best hospitals in the state of Virginia. The hospital is a model for other hospitals in the state as it has successfully worked to implement initiatives that have boosted efficiency and cut business costs. Recently, the hospital purchased software to help it improve patient flow and cut costs. 

Central Logic's ForeFront technology is a Web-based patient flow software application that helps hospitals manage inbound patient movements and all the related documents required by federal law. According to the hospital administrators, ForeFront will be used in VCU's patient transfer center and will help handle the acute care patients who come to the hospital.

The software will help the hospital more readily and efficiently handle acute care patients; moreover, it will enable the hospital to take on new patients while increasing profits. "As is often the case with regional health care providers and academic medical organizations, many patients visit VCU Medical Center for sophisticated, cutting-edge treatment that is just not available in other geographical areas," said Roberta D. Gump, director of the communications center at VCU Health System.