RESUMO
Hospitals should focus on optimizing performance in five primary areas of capital investment: facilities, IT, physician networks, service lines, and clinical equipment/technology. Hospitals require a broad evaluation framework to help identify the key issues and concerns associated with each area. Discipline is critical to this process, so that every area receives its due consideration.
Assuntos
Financiamento de Capital/normas , Administração Financeira de Hospitais/organização & administração , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Important issues in service line management and performance include: Defining a service line. Understanding the benefits. Measuring performance. Communicating with key audiences.
Assuntos
Benchmarking , Modelos Organizacionais , Administração de Linha de Produção/normas , Assistência Centrada no Paciente/normas , Administração de Linha de Produção/economia , Estados UnidosRESUMO
One Midwest health system found that by using a three-step approach to bolster the success of its lung cancer program, the program exceeded patient volume targets within its first year of operation. The program now serves as a business model for other investment opportunities in site-specific cancer programs at the health system.
