https://www.kentapplied.com/blog/ Short, sourced notes on healthcare bottlenecks, AI that earns its keep, and the operations science behind both. By Tyler Kent. en-us https://www.kentapplied.com/blog/what-changes-after-ai-training/ https://www.kentapplied.com/blog/what-changes-after-ai-training/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Four audiences, what each one does differently the Monday after real training, why webinar-style training produces nothing, and the five data rules people can actually repeat. https://www.kentapplied.com/blog/score-an-ai-vendor-before-the-demo/ https://www.kentapplied.com/blog/score-an-ai-vendor-before-the-demo/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Write the requirements matrix before you watch anything, get written answers to five data questions, run the build-versus-buy math in dollars, and know what it looks like when the right answer is none of these. https://www.kentapplied.com/blog/ed-boarding/ https://www.kentapplied.com/blog/ed-boarding/ Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Admitted patients waiting in the ED for a bed nearly double the daily cost of care and raise error and mortality rates. Why boarding is misdiagnosed as an ED problem, what Little's Law and bottleneck shifting say about it, and what the Hopkins command center and CMS's coming ECCQ measure mean for hospital leaders. https://www.kentapplied.com/blog/discharge-delays/ https://www.kentapplied.com/blog/discharge-delays/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Hospitals eat $2,000 to $4,000 for every day a discharge-ready patient stays in a bed. A queueing-theory look at why the delay happens, what it costs, and where the fix actually lives. https://www.kentapplied.com/blog/proven-and-ignored/ https://www.kentapplied.com/blog/proven-and-ignored/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Surgical schedule smoothing raised occupancy from 76% to 91% and added $100 million of capacity at one children's hospital. The evidence is two decades old. Adoption is still rare. https://www.kentapplied.com/blog/where-ai-pays/ https://www.kentapplied.com/blog/where-ai-pays/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Health systems report $3.20 back per dollar invested in AI, but the returns cluster in a few unglamorous places. Here's the map, with sources.