Photo: Pixabay The nurse staffing ratio is a controversial issue in the health sector, as hospitals reduce nurse levels to slash costs and boost profit margins. However nurses are now...
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Photo: Pixabay Technology has reshaped our lives in several ways, with the healthcare industry no stranger to disruption. For example, minimally invasive or non-invasive surgeries would not have been possible...
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In hospital settings, there are many visual tasks with unique lighting demands. Therefore the lighting should be designed to achieve high efficiency, hygiene, safety, and well-being of medical staff and...
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Photo: Pexels According to the 2019 Global Healthcare Outlook Report by Deloitte, healthcare expenditures around the world are expected to balloon from the current US$7.7 trillion to US$10 trillion by...
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Photo: Wikimedia The concept of hybrid operating rooms first emerged about twenty years ago as a result of advances in medical technology and a surge in the popularity of laparoscopic…
Hospital department staffing benchmarks are goals and targets that your hospital management team must achieve when making staffing decisions. Due to location, size, and specialization, varying benchmarks exist for hospitals....
Read MoreResource management in healthcare can be overwhelming for even the most seasoned of management staff. Your hospital must be open 7 days a week. You must have dozens (if not…
Originally applied in car manufacturing within the Toyota company, the lean principle hones in on the efficiency of resource use. At every step of the production process, the Lean Methodology…
Source Hospitals must have essential personnel on-hand seven days a week in order to properly manage routine and emergency patient needs. However, maintaining a deep pool of highly skilled human...
Read MoreWhen it comes to improving hospital productivity, operating rooms are of top priority. Consider the fact that surgeons are often some of your best-paid specialists and that a single surgical...
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