TY  - GEN
N2  - The OHSU Doernbecher Pediatric Sleep Lab program is struggling with capacity and financial issues due to increased demand and a shortage of regional providers. As the only program in Oregon providing advanced pediatric sleep care, it handles over 1,000 annual sleep studies, mainly for underserved populations, leading to long wait times and affecting related surgical services. Interviews and assessments revealed operational inefficiencies with long patient wait times and a high rate of rescheduling or cancellations. This crisis affects various surgical services that are dependent on the sleep lab, thereby hindering clinical and research advancements. Two recommendations were made: one involves immediate independence and expansion through significant funding, building a state-of-the-art 12-bed facility, and hiring additional staff. The other is a multi-phased approach, optimizing current resources, reducing cancellations, and improving bed utilization while planning gradual expansion. Both strategies emphasize demonstrating the lab's value through key performance indicators as well as financial returns.
DO  - 10.6083/bpxhc43421
DO  - doi
AB  - The OHSU Doernbecher Pediatric Sleep Lab program is struggling with capacity and financial issues due to increased demand and a shortage of regional providers. As the only program in Oregon providing advanced pediatric sleep care, it handles over 1,000 annual sleep studies, mainly for underserved populations, leading to long wait times and affecting related surgical services. Interviews and assessments revealed operational inefficiencies with long patient wait times and a high rate of rescheduling or cancellations. This crisis affects various surgical services that are dependent on the sleep lab, thereby hindering clinical and research advancements. Two recommendations were made: one involves immediate independence and expansion through significant funding, building a state-of-the-art 12-bed facility, and hiring additional staff. The other is a multi-phased approach, optimizing current resources, reducing cancellations, and improving bed utilization while planning gradual expansion. Both strategies emphasize demonstrating the lab's value through key performance indicators as well as financial returns.
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
T1  - Expand OHSU's Pediatric Sleep Medicine Program to meet the unmet needs of children and families in Oregon and the PNW region
ED  - Acheson, Anupama
ED  - Mentor
DA  - 2024-06-21
AU  - Raynes, Rachel
AU  - Mirzaei, Hamed
AU  - Deol, Raj
AU  - Lopez, Luis
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43421/files/Sleep_Lab_Expansion_Abstract_2024.pdf
PB  - Oregon Health and Science University
LA  - eng
PY  - 2024-06-21
ID  - 43421
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43421/files/Sleep_Lab_Expansion_Abstract_2024.pdf
KW  - Polysomnography
KW  - Pediatrics
KW  - Sleep
KW  - Vulnerable Populations
KW  - sleep lab
KW  - sleep medicine
KW  - sleep study
TI  - Expand OHSU's Pediatric Sleep Medicine Program to meet the unmet needs of children and families in Oregon and the PNW region
Y1  - 2024-06-21
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43421/files/Sleep_Lab_Expansion_Abstract_2024.pdf
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43421/files/Sleep_Lab_Expansion_Abstract_2024.pdf
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/43421/files/Sleep_Lab_Expansion_Abstract_2024.pdf
ER  -