How Hospital Leaders Can Take the Fear Out of Hospital Productivity

Creating an Efficient Hospital Through Workforce Engagement


CINCINNATI, OH--(Marketwire - February 16, 2010) -  Compass Clinical Consulting (http://www.compass-clinical.com) released a new white paper today, "Hospital Productivity Without Fear" (http://www.compass-clinical.com/workforce-management) that identifies key steps to improve hospital productivity and healthcare delivery. Based upon interviews with senior executives at hospitals across the country in the not-for profit hospital sector, "Hospital Productivity Without Fear" also outlines some of the reservations expressed by hospital leaders who have been reluctant to tackle productivity projects and how to overcome these fears.

SHAPE THE FUTURE

"Hospital Productivity Without Fear"  reveals new thinking about workforce productivity, case management, lean processes and policies. These new perspectives can help hospital leaders make dramatic dents in the cost of delivering safe, quality healthcare in a hospital setting.

FIGHT THE FEAR

Compass Clinical Consulting identified seven key reasons hospitals fail to pursue clinical productivity projects -- and how to fix them.

VIEW THE VIDEO AND MULTI-MEDIA VERSION OF "HOSPITAL PR0DUCTIVITY WITHOUT FEAR." (http://www.compass-clinical.net/?p=934)

WITH PRODUCTIVITY DESIGN

"Hospital Productivity Without Fear," describes six guiding "productivity design" principles that ensure every step within every clinical process adds value to the patient experience and improves both patient outcomes and the financial stability of the hospital.

CHANGE THE FUTURE

To learn more about how hospitals can implement productivity initiatives without the fear -- including the six guiding principles all productivity projects must follow -- read Hospital Productivity Without Fear (http://www.compass-clinical.com/workforce-management/).

About Compass Clinical Consulting
Compass Clinical Consulting (Compass) is a healthcare consultancy founded in 1979 and based in Cincinnati, OH. Compass consultants have helped hundreds of hospitals and health systems prepare for accreditation, optimize labor cost management, manage clinical resources, and improve patient throughput and physician relations. Compass also places interim healthcare executives. Visit http://www.compass-clinical.com.

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