Rodney J. Moore

With the job market showing improvement, it might be time to re-evaluate if you are keeping your best employees happy.

Energy costs eat up a chunk of a hospital's budget. Demand response may help shrink those costs.

Solar power is not new to Kaiser Permanente, but the California-based health system is planning to ramp up its usage.

With the job market showing improvement, it might be time to re-evaluate if you are doing your utmost at keeping your best employees happy so they don't go elsewhere.

Software is making supply chain automation a long hoped for reality and the biggest reason your hospital is likely to get on board is money.

For many larger healthcare organizations, group purchasing has yielded significant savings. Physician practices are also mulling whether or not they can achieve savings through aggregated procurement.

As providers continue adjusting to the reimbursement changes wrought by the Affordable Care Act, it appears increasingly likely that hospitals will place more emphasis on collecting payments at the point of service.

Hospitals are increasingly making reducing hospital-acquired infections and readmissions a priority -- and saving millions of dollars in the process -- but there are still gaps to be filled.

For many larger healthcare organizations, group purchasing has yielded significant savings. Physician practices are also mulling whether or not they can achieve savings through aggregated procurement.

With the average cost of a new hospital ranging from $1.5 million to $2 million per bed, it is increasingly important to executive leadership to achieve the most cost-effective building design possible.