If you have seen our recent social media posts, you know we have been busy this past year! We recently rebranded from ScheduleWise® to RenalWise
Do External Surveys and Survey Readiness Feel Like March Madness? March Madness isn’t just confined to the basketball court; it can also manifest itself in
Introducing RenalWise – Your Hub for Renal Software Solutions It is with immense excitement that we announce a pivotal moment in our company’s journey. After
A short history of patient scheduling tools in dialysis based on a 20-year career building these tools for over 3/4 of dialysis clinics in the country.
A short history of patient scheduling tools in dialysis based on a 20-year career building these tools for over 75% of dialysis clinics in the country.
When I was in Corporate America, including my time at DaVita and Fresenius, there were endless deadlines. Everything was required ASAP or by some seemingly
“The fact is that solving problems is hard. If a given problem still exists, you can bet that a lot of people have already come
This may be late, but as they say, better late than never! If you ever want to take an adventure through our Release Notes, you
Question from the field: “Should I set up my patient schedule with all four-hour slots so that I can easily move my patients from one
Tools of the trade are not the same anymore. Instead of hammers, screwdrivers and pliers, we have laptops, phones, and iPads. And that is just
I was getting frustrated with my step-daughter. She recently acquired a knack for whining that she isn’t good at something and therefore wants to blame
When I first started in dialysis back in 2003, my first job was at DaVita as an industrial engineer focused on process improvement. As I
Working at some clinics recently rekindled a thought I had a couple of years ago while reading a book called “Applied Minds – How Engineers
So during this COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve been thinking about meaningful work. Our front-line healthcare providers are performing very meaningful work. They always do, but it
Often we are asked or even told that Fresenius owns ScheduleWise. Au contraire, mon frere! So let me set the record straight. Fresenius uses ScheduleWise.
Remember, my purpose in writing for this blog is to share what we’ve learned over the past 30 years in dialysis. Lots of grand ideas
Question from the field: “Should I set up my patient schedule with all four-hour slots so that I can easily move my patients from one
In my previous blog post, I discussed where the loss of control comes from in many clinics that I have either worked at as a
There are four primary components that a clinical manager is responsible for when managing the operations of a dialysis clinic: (i) clinical outcomes, (ii) compliance
In my previous post on Productivity, I reviewed what Productivity is and a simple calculation of productivity equaling half of the average treatment duration in
Productivity, this simple word is anything but simple and often causes hearts to race, stomachs to turn or we simply want to ignore it and
Previously I took us down the philosophical rabbit hole of whether managing the patient schedule is an art OR a science. I wanted to consider
Maintaining control of a dialysis floor is no easy feat. Clinics are constantly going through change. New CMS regulations, new staff, patient duration changes, shifts,
Vincent van Gogh’s — The Starry Night — 1889 — at Google Cultural Institute Let’s begin with a recent milestone in the art world. We
Throughout my career, there was often something on my mind keeping me awake as a lay my head down at night, usually a work-related issue.
In all my years working in dialysis, I have not come across any other management issue that impacts so much in our clinics than the
“I love it when a plan comes together!” — Hannibal Smith Here’s an often heard bit of conventional wisdom “…even a bad plan is better
Having been in hundreds of clinics, sometimes what we’ve seen getting passed off as “tools” are nothing more than bullet points and platitudes and are
Hello world! Is it too late to start our blog??? Hello out there! … Hello out there??? … Hello? This is the typical pattern of
