Written by Steve Blau
A thriving hospital streamlines its care management department with a Web-based ASP solution and benefits from shorter length-of-stays.
Effective case management is the cornerstone of promoting quality care and achieving cost-effective outcomes at every hospital. The collaborative nature of case management, from admission through discharge and beyond, affects the health of both the patient and the hospital. At Good Samaritan Hospital (GSH), we have a long-standing history of providing quality healthcare and services to the communities of northeast Baltimore. As one of Maryland's fastest-growing hospitals, we cannot afford to fall behind in our caseload, utilization, quality and discharge management processes.
Written by Mark Stabile
Maximizing technology implementations in healthcare through value management.
Let's say your 500-bed hospital is generating $500 million in revenue. If your organization is like others, margins are hovering between 2 and 5 percent for a revenue surplus of $10-25 million. Can your CPOE project add 1 percent or $5 million to the bottom line? Can you afford to spend $10 million without a specific and direct path to achieving that value?