What if hospitals could predict bottlenecks before they disrupt patient care?
In this episode of The Beat's AI at HLTH series, host Sandy Vance talks with Bree Bush, General Manager of Command Center and CareIntellect at GE HealthCare, about how AI is helping health systems improve patient flow, capacity, and access to care.
Bree explains how CareIntellect for Operations uses predictive analytics to anticipate resource constraints, support discharge planning, and guide operational decisions. They also discuss measurable results, responsible AI, and the importance of integrating technology into existing hospital workflows.
The takeaway: Better hospital operations start with anticipating problems, not just reacting to them.
In this episode, they talk about:
Why rising demand, staffing constraints, and complex care make hospital capacity harder to manage
How AI can help hospitals move from reactive to predictive operations
How CareIntellect for Operations forecasts bottlenecks up to 72 hours ahead
Why imaging, discharge planning and departmental coordination affect patient flow
How predictive tools can help health systems make better use of existing resources
What health systems should measure when evaluating operational AI ROI
Why responsible AI, workflow integration and continuous learning matter
How change management helps hospitals turn new technology into sustained improvement
A Little About Bree:
Bree Bush is the General Manager for GE HealthCare Command Center software and CareIntellect operations application. Her focus is on helping leading health systems enhance their operations by streamlining patient flow, optimizing capacity, eliminating inefficiencies, and improving access to care.
Bree was a founding member of the Command Center software team when the solution launched more than a decade ago. It has since been adopted by nearly 500 hospitals and medical facilities globally. Bree is also General Manager for GE HealthCare’s CareIntellect enterprise applications, including a forthcoming hospital operations application. CareIntellect is GE HealthCare’s family of clinical and operational applications, designed to help customers optimize care delivery and quality across health networks and care settings.
Bree has led healthcare organizations through operational transformation initiatives at GE HealthCare for two decades. Whether her efforts were focused on improving the operating room block schedule or reducing length of stay for inpatients, she has implementedsimulation modeling and systems engineering methodology to drive measurable results and create a culture of continuous improvement.
