Kelsey Brimmer
According to a PwC Saratoga report on human capital effectiveness in the United States, organizations across a variety of industries, including the hospitals sector, continued to control costs and manage an evolving workforce in 2011. Organizations also experienced increases in turnover and continue to struggle with quality of hire and high performer retention.
In a live webcast Tuesday, the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) called on healthcare organizations to step up quality and error reporting.
On Monday, the Saint Raphael Campus of Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Conn., was recognized for the 2012 Partnership in Prevention Award for achieving the greatest sustainable improvements towards eliminating healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
According to a recent study, a majority of hospital and health system merger and acquisition transactions have not been financially successful.
According to a recent study published in the October issue of Health Affairs, comparative effectiveness studies of widely used treatments can change practice patterns, thereby reducing healthcare costs.
By implementing evidence-based blood transfusion guidelines and industry-wide standardizations at hospitals, there is an opportunity for hospitals to save millions annually in blood purchasing costs alone.
A new social network connects baby boomers to health resources and has the potential of saving costs for patients and the healthcare industry through better health.
When it comes to healthcare and compliance, providers have more concerns than ever before and many are looking at the overall effectiveness of their compliance program.
According to a new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study, hospitals can prevent one in five central-line infections by following a list of precautions and measures, encouraging families to speak up when they observe noncompliance and doing an analysis of the causes behind every infection that does occur.
For many hospitals and healthcare systems around the country, making the decision to outsource a particular department within a facility can be both more cost effective and efficient, however, isn't always a go-to solution for healthcare leaders.