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 ...

The Lown Institute Hospitals Index named the top 10 hospitals for cost efficiency. The institute used clinical outcomes and cost Medicare fee-for-service claims for patients hospitalized from 2020 to ...

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 ...

A New Jersey-based hospital has repurposed emergency department staff to improve efficiency. An initiative launched in January has significantly improved efficiency at Cooperman Barnabas Medical ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hospitals across the United States are always looking for ways to reduce costs and avoid medical malpractice lawsuits, while not sacrificing quality of health care. So how are hospitals impacted when ...

WHITEHALL, Wis. (WEAU) - After breaking ground in February, construction is fully underway on Gundersen Tri-County’s new hospital in Whitehall. The facility will replace the current 60-year-old ...

Researchers from Seoul National University Hospital and Harvard Medical School have unveiled the world's first virtual ...

Centro Hospitalar de Entre Douro e Vouga has deployed a management system from Polytex that provides a view into the access, use and return of its textiles with UHF RFID cabinets, antennas and ...