Imagine seeing, at a glance, all consultation rooms, schedules, and resources across your entire organization. No endless email threads, no uncertainty about who's working where—just a clear, real-time overview. That's the core idea behind centralized planning. In this context, centralized planning doesn't mean rigid top-down control. It refers to shared visibility and coordinated planning across the organization.
Ilari Laaksonen
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4 minutes
Centralized planning – efficiency, transparency, and less manual work
Topics: resource management patient experience optimization healthcare resource planning healthcare service production digitalization in healthcare door display room assignment Axel Planner room management
4 minutes
Decentralized planning – local flexibility or an inefficiency trap?
In healthcare, planning happens every day – often behind the scenes, yet it affects everything. Who uses which room, when nurses and doctors are available, and how schedules align with patient flow? These decisions shape how smoothly daily operations run and how effectively an organization’s spaces and resources actually serve patients.
Topics: resource management patient experience optimization healthcare resource planning cost savings room assignment Axel Planner room management
2 minutes
How to ensure patient flow savings deliver and keep growing
In our previous blog, we explored where the biggest savings in patient flow management come from: smarter use of staff time, more effective self-service, and leveraging data. But how do you make sure these benefits aren't just numbers on a slide, but real, lasting improvements that continue to grow year after year?
Topics: patient flow management Self service mobile check-in patient experience treatment path self check-in self-service kiosk digitalization in healthcare lead time payment automation self-service solution cost savings Axel Encounter
3 minutes
Where do the biggest savings in patient flow management come from?
When introducing a new patient flow management system like Axel Encounter, attention often turns to the most visible change: self check-in. And for good reason. It saves time and resources, eases the daily routine, and improves the patient experience. However, the full savings potential is much greater than just smoother check-in. When we analyzed one customer's current process step-by-step before implementing Encounter, one insight stood out: the greatest savings come from how and where professionals' time is used, and how data is utilized in daily operations.
Topics: patient flow management Self service mobile check-in patient experience treatment path self check-in self-service kiosk digitalization in healthcare lead time payment automation self-service solution cost savings Axel Encounter
2 minutes
Resource optimization isn't rocket science, but the results can transform everyday operations
At health centers and hospitals, the utilization rate of rooms and resources is often surprisingly low. Empty consultation rooms, underused equipment, and the constant juggling of schedules waste valuable resources. But what if all of this could be optimized to get more out of existing resources – without additional investments?
Topics: resource management patient experience optimization healthcare resource planning digitalization in healthcare cost savings room assignment room utilization Axel Planner room management
1 minutes
Axel Health and Unitary Healthcare – why we are stronger together
The vision and goal of Axel Health have long been to streamline and enhance the operations and planning of healthcare services. This goal took a significant leap forward in the summer of 2024 when we acquired the shares of Finnish company Unitary Healthcare Oy. But what does this mean in practice for healthcare professionals – both in Finland and Sweden?
