4 minutes

Centralized planning – efficiency, transparency, and less manual work

Author Ilari Laaksonen Jan 14, 2026 2:45:44 PM

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.

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4 minutes

Decentralized planning – local flexibility or an inefficiency trap?

Author Ilari Laaksonen Nov 7, 2025 12:25:41 PM

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.

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2 minutes

Resource optimization isn't rocket science, but the results can transform everyday operations

Author Ilari Laaksonen Feb 28, 2025 9:08:02 AM

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