Subscribe to E-Alerts

----
----

Upcoming Event

2012 High Performance Virtual Summit

High Performance Virtual Summit

This year's summit on “Creating Real Change” will give you the opportunity to learn from leaders in healthcare and industries who will share their experiences and perspective on improvement and transformation with an emphasis on what really works.

Click here for more info & register

New White Paper

Enterprise Risk Management: Proof or Promise?

There is overwhelming consensus among financial services executives that the current risk environment has become significantly more complex, dynamic, and difficult to navigate. Some new mandates are expensive and cut into margins and profitability, so there is a real motivation to not only comply but to more effectively manage the response and cost.

Click here to read white paper

New Article

Executive Insight: Five New Year’s Resolutions for Every Hospital in 2012

Creating ecosystems/cultures of improvement, adopting a more holistic view, improving the patient experience, embracing IT, and seek innovation.

Click here to read article

Five New Year’s Resolutions for Every Hospital in 2012

Source: Executive Insight / Advance Web – December 29, 2011
By: Ron Wince, President and CEO

Click here to download PDF

Editor’s note: This blog was written by Ron Wince, president and CEO of Guidon Performance Solutions. He has advised healthcare institutions such as Kaiser Permanente, Aetna, the American Red Cross, the Cleveland Clinic, and the Mayo Clinic and has been working with many regional hospitals to help them transform themselves to meet the tsunami of new demands, regulations and pressures to improve patient outcomes.

  1. Ecosystems of improvement: There should be an increasing interest in creating ecosystems/cultures of continuous improvement. Improvements should be sought in economic and clinical value delivered to patients with increased emphasis on 1) safety (preventable errors); 2) readmissions; 3) hospital acquired infections; 4) patient literacy/education; and 5) application of health information technology.
  2. A more holistic view: Hospitals will have to adopt new, holistic solutions to supply chain problems in order to cut costs and survive. They will be doing more in 2012 to control their own destiny ... or face going out of business since patients are getting more savvy about costs and quality.
  3. Improve the patient experience: This will be a potent opportunity for change and an imperative that is increasingly important, as consumers of healthcare (patients) have more choice when seeking care. Increased public transparency of how well you’re doing in patient care is just around the corner, so patient satisfaction and positive outcomes must be a priority throughout your care delivery systems, or your patients may soon be taking their business elsewhere.
  4. Embrace IT: Every hospital should embrace IT to eliminate waste and deliver quality care with greater speed. Getting rid of waste can make you faster and more efficient, lower costs, and improve the quality of patient care. Think about synchronizing your service and supply chain to improve waiting time and avoid gaps, over supply and shortages.
  5. Seek innovation: Hospitals will have to adopt new solutions to supply chain problems in order to cut costs and survive. They will have to do more in 2012 to control their own destiny.

All contents © 2012 Executive Insight. All Rights Reserved.

Related Links

Guidon Business Process Management Services
Healthcare Industry Solutions

Contact Guidon

Contact us or call us at 1.866.986.4414 or 480.986.4414 (for international callers) for more information regarding how a Guidon solution can help your organization.