By Jim Thomas, Ph.D. As the largest single component of the hospital workforce, nothing has a greater impact on the quality of care than nursing. But many organizations are finding it increasingly difficult to keep nursing jobs filled. Many parts of the US are already experiencing a nursing shortage as the industry grows faster than schools can produce qualified graduates. Today’s healthcare organizations must have highly efficient and effective talent acquisition processes to get their … [Read More...] about How to Hire and Retain Nurses in a Tight Labor Market
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Why More Nurses Are Required In the Health Care Industry
The first person who will greet you when you go to an emergency room or the hospital is a nurse, aside from other attendants. You expect each nurse to attend to your needs immediately and promptly. This may not always be the case as there is an issue with the proportion of the number of nurses to the number of patients. That being said, if you’re currently contemplating which course to take, then taking the nursing profession path may be a good option for you. With the advent of technology, … [Read More...] about Why More Nurses Are Required In the Health Care Industry
The Real Challenges of Interoperability
By Drew Ivan What does “interoperability” mean? How will we know we have achieved it? The answers to these questions depend on who you ask and what their incentives are. It’s common for hospitals to have efficient interoperability among their internal systems, such as their registration, billing, scheduling, and EMR systems. It’s also common for hospitals to have efficient interoperability between their billing system and the payers who reimburse their services. From a hospital IT … [Read More...] about The Real Challenges of Interoperability
Award-Winning Hip Fracture Care Delivery Program Delivers Results at the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake
By Dawn Bowden With an increasingly aging population, hip fractures are on the rise. More than 300,000 hip fractures occur annually,, and this number is expected to exceed 500,000 by 2040. Ninety percent of hip fractures occur in people older than age 65, who may already have significant co-morbidities when they arrive at hospital. Hip fractures are generally associated with chronic pain, reduced mobility, disability, and an increasing degree of dependence.Research suggests that … [Read More...] about Award-Winning Hip Fracture Care Delivery Program Delivers Results at the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake
Is Your Health Care Project Headed for Failure? What to Do About It
By Zaida Aronovsky and Chet Stagnaro As well-known as they became for their pioneering aviation success, the Wright Brothers might never have gotten off the ground if not for their repeated and often painful project failures. The Wrights obviously did not allow these failures to impede their progress. They learned, refined and moved on. Health care project leaders can relate to the potential for failure, especially with large-scale projects. According to a global Project Management … [Read More...] about Is Your Health Care Project Headed for Failure? What to Do About It
What Can Healthcare Learn from Blockbuster?
By Scott Andrews Most of us can probably recall a time not so long ago when we would run to Blockbuster to rent a movie or two for the weekend. It wasn’t that big of a deal to pop into a store and pick up the latest release, as they were often located in the same strip mall as your dry cleaner, grocery store, or favorite takeout pizza restaurant. All were typically within a few miles of most homes. It was a Friday night ritual for many of us. At its pinnacle, Blockbuster had over 9,000 … [Read More...] about What Can Healthcare Learn from Blockbuster?
Solving a Complicated Supply Chain Challenge
By Cindy Juhas In the summer of 2017, CME stood at the foundation of what would become the newest 740,000 square foot New York-Presbyterian facility, the David H. Koch Center for Ambulatory Care. The facility would be home to twelve operating suites, six interventional radiology procedure rooms, and eleven endoscopic rooms. With such size and complexity, this project was just the type the CME team has come to enjoy. While a medical center located on York Avenue and 68th Street would be … [Read More...] about Solving a Complicated Supply Chain Challenge
Just-In-Time Inventory: Sustainability with the Direct Primary Care
By Mariel Paige Imagine yourself as the supply chain manager of a manufacturing plant, recently advised of a dangerous rise in expenses that are eating away at the company profits. You are confident that you can achieve significant savings with a little leg work to find cheaper products and some bulk-purchasing deals. …Now, change the scenario slightly by imagining the same financial situation, but you are an executive of a healthcare facility. It’s not quite as easy to find similar … [Read More...] about Just-In-Time Inventory: Sustainability with the Direct Primary Care
BAYADA Home Health Care and AmeriHealth Caritas Announce Value-Based PerformPlus® Collaboration
The value-based program is designed to improve patient health, reduce unnecessary cost and promote accountable care at home with quality and cost-efficiency incentives BAYADA Home Health Care and AmeriHealth Caritas today announced they have entered into a value-based agreement to improve patient health, reduce unnecessary cost and promote accountable care at home. Developed as part of AmeriHealth Caritas’s PerformPlus® suite of value-based contracting programs, the agreement is built on a … [Read More...] about BAYADA Home Health Care and AmeriHealth Caritas Announce Value-Based PerformPlus® Collaboration
Facility Planning: Preparing for Population Health Management and the Technological Revolution
By Dan Scher In 2017, Sg2 released its Impact of Change forecast, offering the latest healthcare projections for healthcare services and emerging trends. This forecast predicted a two percent decline in adult inpatient discharges and a four percent decline for inpatient surgical admissions over the next 10 years. Two years into the projection and we are already seeing the impact in physical healthcare environments. Despite closings or potentially empty hospital wings at times, they still … [Read More...] about Facility Planning: Preparing for Population Health Management and the Technological Revolution