How to Make Productivity Gains Possible and Profitable
Staff cuts are not always the answer.
Tag: "hospital productivity"
Healthcare Reform: Putting the Puzzle Together
Proactive hospitals need to prepare for the future – today.
Jun 14, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Changing Attitudes: The Key to Achieving Hospital Productivity Gains
In today’s hospitals, it’s not uncommon to encounter defensiveness from inpatient unit managers who miss their productivity targets.
Apr 09, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post
Low-Cost, High-Quality Healthcare Can Be a Reality
with Smart Workforce Planning
Apr 01, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Taking the Fear out of Hospital Productivity
By Eric Dam, MHA, Principal, Labor Cost Management, Compass Clinical Consulting: In interviews conducted with senior Chief Financial Officers of hospitals it is abundantly clear that there is a fear to pursue improved productivity / Labor Cost Management. Many hospital leaders, especially in the non-profit sector of the healthcare industry, fear productivity or are otherwise reluctant to pursue a formal productivity assessment and coordinated program to improve their labor cost management.
Sep 25, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Hospital Leaders — Cut Waste Out Before Regulatory Reform Hurts
By Kate Fenner, RN, PhD: The smart leaders understand that regardless of how healthcare reform looks when it becomes law, the real truth is that we’ll all be getting less. Knowing this is the end-point gives us all the freedom to take action now.
Aug 07, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Systemic Barriers to Hospital Productivity
By Eric Dam: If policies for clocking staff in and out is not addressed regularly, you will have an almost silent vacuum cleaner sucking badly needed financial resources out the door every day until suddenly a financial emergency hits the wall.
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