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Choosing the “Good Jobs” Strategy

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Nov 5, 2015 | Healthcare Policy

For more than half a century, provider organizations have had a free ride. Unlike other industries that faced rapid disruptions in their markets requiring constant adjustment to survive, healthcare has been fairly stable and predictable. As provider organizations...

Using Patient Acuity to Drive Healthflow

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Oct 15, 2015 | Archives

As decreasing reimbursement rates continue to flog hospital budgets, organizations struggle to find ways to reduce their costs. As labor represents approximately 60% of hospital expenditures, staffing remains a prime target for reductions. While the options to reduce...

Good Jobs or Bad Jobs

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Oct 13, 2015 | Archives

As labor approaches 60% of hospital costs, many organizations are looking to decrease these costs to meet budgetary targets. These organizations are at a crossroads. Do they follow the strategy path toward good jobs or bad jobs? Zeynep Ton, a professor at the MIT...

Working Collaboratively to Enhance the Patient Experience

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Oct 5, 2015 | Archives

Currently patient delivery relies upon an unreliable system formed from poorly integrated and highly variable human parts. To deliver superior patient experiences, professionals need to make changes in what they do and how they do it. In addition, all caregivers must...

Next Generation CDSS: Patient-Centered Workflow

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Feb 12, 2013 | Archives

In the design of successful health IT implementations, patients matter. Although the importance of addressing the workflow needs of clinicians cannot be overstated, focusing on patient needs helps ensure newly designed workflows leverage the full capabilities of IT...