Unfortunately, the stakes have never been higher.
As reported in a recent Modern Healthcare article, “51 rural hospitals have closed since 2010, according to the North Carolina Rural Health Research Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.” Even worse, “the National Rural Health Association has identified 283 more rural hospitals across the country in danger of going under — more than 10% of all such facilities.”
To combat declining reimbursement, ongoing reforms and the financial dangers that come with them, community hospitals must cut costs and achieve operational excellence. IT is your best starting point. If your community hospital treats its IT like an asset instead of a necessary evil, operational excellence is achieved, business goals are met and value to the patient soars.
Want to know the secret behind unlocking your IT’s full potential? Measure, measure and measure again.
If your community hospital tracks all relevant metrics and makes them the centerpiece of its IT strategy, care delivery, operations and business excel. Click to continue reading >>
