What everyone wants, in the end, is healthcare reform that accomplishes the goals of wider access and lower cost. But there are many different tracks to achieve this needed goals.
But when “reducing the cost of healthcare” by mandating lower fees to providers, this should be more carefully analyzed to prevent a future of continuous change. Best to [...]
Force multiplication, in military usage, refers to a combination of attributes or advantages which make a given force more effective than another force of comparable size. A force multiplier refers to a factor that dramatically increases (hence “multiplies”) the effectiveness of a group. A hospital team can use this concept by combining labor cost management with case management.
The Impact of Throughput on Labor Cost
Improving hospital throughput maximizes the use of hospital assets – time, space, capacity, equipment, and human assets. Maximizing those assets leads to significant productivity gains. When throughput is increased, unnecessary work can be eliminated and existing staff can process added patient volume more effectively.
Throughput improvement is especially effective for [...]
Compass Clinical Consulting understands that hospitals are among the most complex organizations in existence. When clinical processes are not smoothly efficient, the physician, staff and patient experiences suffer – often leading to decreased market share, financial instability, or regulatory compliance issues.
For 30 years, Compass Clinical Consulting has worked successfully with executive and clinical leaders at [...]
Smoothing out the claims cycle should involve careful scrutiny of claims before they are sent to payors to ensure they are properly coded and edited.
Case studies to learn more about ways in which Compass Clinical has worked to create better American hospitals.