Betsy Caron
A recent American Hospital Association survey shows that American community hospitals saw profits rise by more than 50 percent in 2010, a trend projected to be somewhat short-lived.
While a majority of healthcare professionals believe in the strong benefits a diverse leadership team would bring to their organization, less than 15 percent believe hospitals have taken the plunge in closing the broad diversity gap within the last five years, according to a new report published by Witt/Kieffer, entitled “Diversity as a Business Builder in Healthcare.”
Steven Chyung, vice president of supply chain management for Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System, spoke recently with Healthcare Finance News Contributing Writer Betsy Caron about what he expects to be the major supply chain management trends in 2012.
When it comes to supply chain management, it isn’t just about moving boxes anymore, said Ed Raeke, director of materials management at Massachusetts General Hospital. Spending trends in 2012 will move toward reducing operating expenses for hospitals by effectively using the analytics and tools offered by GPOs.
When nurses feel engaged and respected by their co-workers in a positive physical work environment, their perception of the quality of care given to their patients is much higher, according to a recent study that researched ways to improve nurses’ work environments without increasing nurse-to-patient ratios and overspending.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continue to ignore protests and a proposed bill seeking to eliminate their competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment as they plan for a major expansion of the program with Round Two.
It’s no wonder why subscribers of Wolters Kluwer Health’s UpToDate have described the system as “the best medical tool ever.” New research conducted at Harvard University has found that hospitals using UpToDate, an evidence-based, physician-authored clinical knowledge system, have shorter lengths of stay, better quality and, for some conditions, a lower mortality rate.
Forty percent of every dollar spent on healthcare is wasted or spent on preventable complications, said Karen Feinstein, president and CEO of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation and the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative, to an audience at the Maine Health Management Coalition on Nov. 10.
The increasing number of hospital trauma center closures in the U.S has had a disproportionate negative effect on high-poverty and rural communities, according to a recent study published in Health Affairs.
HealthONE’s 9,000-employee staff works long hours in a stressful, fast-paced environment to assure quality healthcare for their patients. Now, the Denver-based healthcare system is giving back to their dedicated team through a new wellness program with incentaHEALTH.