Avanti(TM) Advancing Patient Flow for Hospitals

The Division of Patient Flow Services draws upon nearly two decades of thought-leadership and best practices in the patient flow management field. Lisa Romano, RN, MSN, brings nearly 20 years of clinical nursing and hospital administrative experience to her role as Director. She formerly was administrator of patient logistics at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, a position she helped design to improve patient flow.

All bring client-side experience as early adopters and problem-solvers. Each has a history of successfully combining process re-design with automation technology. That means they bring with them the ability to empathize with the client or prospect and understand the subtle and not-so-subtle conflicts and hurdles which must be overcome. And, because no two hospitals are exactly alike, each understands the need for custom solutions. Collectively, their breadth of experience creates an ideal resource for designing unique blueprints and working with our implementation experts to produce consistently repeatable results.

Lisa Romano, RN, MSN, Vice President, serves as Avanti's Managing Director of Patient Flow Services. She brings nearly 20 years of clinical nursing and hospital administrative experience and most recently was administrator of patient logistics at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network. She has published extensively on the subject of patient throughput and is a frequent speaker on the subject at professional conferences.

Marty Carlton, RN, BS, joined TeleTracking in 2003 as a consultant to hospital administrators on the design of technologically integrated and streamlined patient throughput processes. Prior to that, she was patient placement manager at Providence Hospital of Southfield, MI. She also served as system administrator for the patient throughput solutions which she had initiated. She has nearly 25 years of combined nursing, administrative, and information system experience.

Joy Avery, RN, MSN, CEN, brings nearly 22 years of clinical nursing and healthcare leadership experience to Avanti Patient Flow Services. She most recently served as the Director of Specialized Clinical Services responsible for The Transfer Center and patient flow areas, as well as the Bariatric Program and Nursing Leadership activities, from North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS, a 2006 winner of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Her specialty over the past 10 years has been program development in which she planned, developed, implemented and led the organization’s Trauma Program, Transfer Center, Rapid Admit Unit, and Bariatric Program. During her tenure, she served as the Chief Flight Nurse/Trauma Program Manager and has clinical experience in flight nursing, emergency nursing, dialysis, medical-surgical nursing, and has served as a trauma center surveyor for the State of Mississippi.

R. Mark Sanders RN, BSN, brings to Avanti his experience with building and leading an award-winning Patient Transport and Logistics Department for Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Washington. He has developed and implemented patient flow solutions for numerous hospitals throughout the Pacific Northwest, including Alaska. He is nationally recognized as "subject matter expert" in the field of patient flow and transport management and tracking solutions. A decorated Air Force veteran, Mark also served as a flight nurse and has clinical expertise in the areas of emergency room and critical care nursing.