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Strengthening operating room leadership, improving processes and implementing a perioperative sales function can increase OR financial performance by seven figures, according to a case study by Surgical Directions.
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Patrick Wardell assumed the position of CEO of Cambridge (Mass.) Health Alliance in March. As CEO, Mr. Wardell oversees the health system's three hospitals: Cambridge Hospital, Somerville (Mass.) Hospital and Whidden Hospital in Everett, Mass. He is also responsible for…
Researchers have determined 10 challenges to improving healthcare quality, including excess ambitions and ‘projectness’ according to a study published in BMJ Quality and Safety. Read the full report in Becker’s ASC Review on quality improvement.
Rehospitalizations due to surgical site infections after a knee or hip replacement could add up to $65 million to the U.S. healthcare system annually, according to an analysis presented today at the 39th Annual Educational Conference and International Meeting of…
Sinai Health System in Chicago recently announced it is entering the due diligence phase of a possible affiliation with Holy Cross Hospital, also in Chicago. Sinai Health System is a private, non-profit organization that has served the west and south…
Primary care practices with electronic medical records identified patients who needed preventative or follow-up care approximately 30 times more quickly than clinics with paper-based records, according to a study commissioned by Canada Health Infoway, an independent, non-profit organization.