How to Make Productivity Gains Possible and Profitable

By Compass Clinical Consulting’s Shawna O’Neill, RN, and Cary Gutbezahl, M.D., President

One area in hospital operations that has gone largely untouched is reducing the cost of delivering safe, quality health care. This is where new thinking about workforce productivity, case management, and lean processes and policies can reduce the cost of running a hospital. Hospital leaders can transform their organizations into leaner, faster and better organizations—with sustainable improvements.

Hospital leaders often fear efforts to improve productivity will alienate staff or lessen quality. Including all stakeholders, redesigning processes and working toward national benchmarks will ensure that productivity improvements stick.

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