The healthcare reform law has created an impetus for hospitals to improve efficiencies, squeezing as much waste out of their processes as possible, while improving quality. As part of the Patient ...

Here are three systems your hospital should use for improved efficiency. 1. Bar code tags for inventory management. Tagging equipment with bar codes as they arrive at the hospital will help organize ...

These exacting requirements do not, however, preclude hospitals from being energy efficient. In fact, health care facilities are under increasing pressure to contain costs and to achieve an improved ...

The assessment of hospital efficiency and performance evaluation remains a critical issue in healthcare systems worldwide. Researchers have long sought to develop robust models that both quantify ...

Patient care and outcomes are more important today than ever before. This is because patients not only have higher expectations but there is also an increasing complexity of healthcare needs with an ...

When independent hospitals are acquired by multi-hospital health systems, they experience boosts to profitability and efficiency, according to a new study published in the Journal of Political Economy ...

Many facilities built in the 1970s and ’80s continue to operate and maintain aging induction-based air conditioning units originally installed in each room or space. Not to be confused with fan-driven ...

Implementing a well-established business approach allowed physicians to shave hours off pediatric patient discharges without affecting readmission rates, according to researchers at Penn State Hershey ...

Silvia Aparecida Corrêa Sanches, an administrative supervisor with 15 years of experience in the hospital sector, is leading the adoption of continuous improvement methodologies—such as Lean Six Sigma ...

Honeywell International Inc. HON has been chosen by Melton Hospital to manage the latter’s building automation systems to improve energy use and efficiency. This Australia-based 274-bed hospital will ...