Simply achieving the requirements of Meaningful Use as outlined by CMS isn’t enough to fully leverage the benefits of an EHR or realize a beneficial ROI relative to the cost of implementation for these systems. For a great many providers, EHR “go live” ushers in extended periods of disruption both for the physician practices and […]
Full story »Clinical Quality Improvement
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Building a Culture for the Future at Palomar Health System
We are at a unique time in the provision of healthcare in America with changes taxing fundamental structures that have been built to meet client and community needs over the past fifty years. Staff and physicians’ ability to respond to change in meaningful and timely ways to address their environment have markedly impacted health systems’ ability […]
Full story »A New Framework for Healthcare Performance Improvement
Health systems have performance improvement strategies that often are not in sync with emerging marketplace requirements. Performance improvement plans are frequently based on slow, incremental improvement centered on labor productivity, supply, and other non-labor costs. These traditional …
Full story »Work Force Management Design – A Case Study
This 500-bed urban hospital, located in Florida, was challenged to control staffing costs through seasonal patient volumes fluctuations. During the surge season, agency staff and significant overtime frequently inflated costs while flexing down in the slow seasons fell short of fully adapting to lower volumes. Bench-marking indicated a labor opportunity of $5.5M spread across the […]
Full story »Honoring Proven Project Principles
“It seemed like a good idea at the time.” That is what we heard, more than once. But the conclusion we reached was simple: change management principles should not be compromised for sake of expediency. The reality is you don’t always know at the outset of a major initiative what new information might complicate project […]
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