Search Tag: efficiency
5 ways to reduce staff turnover
2018 01 May
Job satisfaction has often been equated with efficiency and productivity in the workplace. So what makes employees happy and successful at work? They need fair compensation, a safe environment, support from managers, empowerment to do their jobs the right way, time off to recharge, etc. The same is true for healthcare workers. In a recent blog post,... Read more
Research Improves Hospital Efficiency, Length of Stay, Healthcare Costs
2017 11 Jun
According to a study by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and the IE Business School, public hospitals that generate more scientific publications are more efficient at attending patients. Findings of the study are published in the journal Research Policy. Study researchers also analysed the reduction in health care costs that could be associated... Read more
Overcome Staffing Challenges Through Greater Efficiency, Modernized HR Policies
2017 17 Mar
Executive summary In today’s competitive hiring environment, hospitals must do all they can to attract, retain, and develop their workforce. This white paper outlines measures for improving operational efficiency in a way that drives productivity as well as employee satisfaction. It also addresses how to build the kind of institutional... Read more
Better Alert Management Needed for EHRs
2016 21 Mar
Interoperability has its advantages with information sharing across networks helping improve efficiency in patient care. But it also comes as no surprise that there are also costs to being connected as has been shown by a study on emails connected to Electronics health Records (EHRs) Researchers in Texas undertook a study on email overload and found... Read more
Physician Burnout is Worsening
2015 03 Dec
An update from a three-year study that evaluated burnout and work-life balance reveals that burnout among American physicians is worse today than it was three years earlier. The study was conducted by Mayo Clinic researchers in collaboration with the American Medical Association and the findings appear in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. “Burnout manifests... Read more
Efficient hospital design on EuHPN agenda
2015 09 Nov
The European Health Property Network (EuHPN) puts efficiency of healthcare buildings in focus at its annual workshop event taking place in Brussels next week. Through two days of plenary sessions and interactive debate, delegates concentrate on finding practical value in evaluation: learning from the past, understanding how to assess and use evidence,... Read more
Sweden Experiments with Six Hour Nursing Shifts
2015 22 Sep
A small group of elderly-care nurses in Sweden have made changes to their work schedule in order to improve quality and efficiency. The nurses have switched from an eight hour to six hour working day for the same wage. This is the first controlled trial of shorter hours in Sweden. The nurses who are part of this change feel that they are much more... Read more
Bespoke Software Program Cuts Costs
2015 20 Sep
With increasing emphasis on value-based care, hospitals are coming under pressure to find ways to optimise staff and resource utilisation that leads to improved care quality and cost reduction. To save costs, hospitals must first find out exactly how much they are spending. A bespoke software program has helped the University of Utah Healthcare with... Read more
Maquet - powered by success: Heinz Jacqui, CEO
2015 28 Jul
Maquet CEO Heinz Jacqui gives an interesting insight in his leadership style, the goals and expectations for the company’s future. Since his first days at Maquet in 2012, Heinz Jacqui has been driven to transform a collection of individual companies into a unified process-oriented global player. “We need to focus on the clinical outcomes and economical... Read more
Medtronic and NGC to Partner Up
2014 01 Sep
Medtronic Inc. announced this week that it has acquired NGC Medical S.p.A. (NGC), a privately-held Italian company. The company was acquired for $350 million. Medtronic already owned 30% of NGC before this acquisition. With this new partnership, NGC will serve as the Managed Services arm for Medtronic's Hospital Solutions business. Medtronic is committed... Read more