Cultivating Physician Engagement to Advance Hospital Throughput and Length of Stay Performance

Event Schedule by Time Zone: 
Pacific: 10 AM to 11 AM | Mountain: 11 AM to 12 PM | Central: 12 PM to 1 PM | Eastern: 1 PM to 2 PM

Physician engagement is a critical yet often underleveraged driver of hospital throughput and length of stay performance. Physicians frequently view throughput challenges as primarily operational in nature, with limited connection to clinical decision-making and patient outcomes.

This webinar explores real-world physician perspectives on hospital throughput and length of stay and examines the misalignment that can impede organizational progress. Participants will gain practical strategies to engage physicians through clinically relevant, actionable data, clear accountability frameworks and shared ownership across disciplines. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the session highlights how data transparency and physician leadership can better align clinical practice with operational priorities to improve patient flow, quality and overall outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

1. Examine physician perspectives on hospital throughput and length of stay (LOS), including common misconceptions.
2. Identify common strategies for engaging physicians as active partners in throughput and LOS improvement.
3. Understand how clinically relevant, actionable data can influence physician behavior and drive sustainable performance change.

Speakers:

Dr. Nirvani Goolsarran is the System Vice President for Capacity Management at Catholic Health and serves as Chair of Medicine and Chief Quality Officer at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre, New York. A former Professor of Clinical Medicine at Stony Brook Medicine, she is the author of 23 peer-reviewed publications and a recognized speaker on patient safety, healthcare quality, and hospital operations. Dr. Goolsarran earned her M.D. from Ross University School of Medicine and completed her Internal Medicine residency at Stony Brook University Hospital.

Dr. Goolsarran is an accomplished physician executive with deep expertise in clinical quality management, data analytics, and operational leadership. She is passionate about leveraging technology to drive clinical transformation and improve healthcare delivery. Her leadership is distinguished by a strong track record of implementing high-impact performance improvement initiatives that align technological innovation with organizational strategy.

A recipient of the 2025 United Hospital Fund’s Excellence in Health Care Award, Dr. Goolsarran is Six Sigma LEAN Black Belt–trained and board-certified in Clinical Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance. Notable achievements include a 71% reduction in hospital-acquired conditions and infections, significant improvements in Leapfrog and CMS Star Ratings, and a 30–40% reduction in the average length of stay through advanced capacity management strategies.

Her expertise includes streamlining interdisciplinary workflows, enhancing the patient experience, optimizing resource utilization, and improving financial performance. Dr. Goolsarran is dedicated to advancing the science of transformation by integrating technology with human-centered clinical care to create scalable, sustainable change in healthcare operations.

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