Real-time adjustments by staff to variation in workflow is clearly important to provide a high quality of care, have efficient patient flow, meet reimbursement objectives, and allow a reasonable quality of work-life for staff. These are not just mechanical sequences of pre-identified tasks, but are contextual and have high variability across patients, providers, units, and organizations. There are variations in workflow at multiple levels, and workflow for individual patients combine to create a series of activities for a physician to complete. Workflow for physicians is integrated with the workflow of supporting members of a team. The workflow of the team is coordinated with consultations with specialists with clinical expertise. The workflow
