Opening Doors to the Internet of Everything ( IoE ) in Healthcare

The explosion of smart devices, analytics engines, big data, and internet connectivity have thrown open the doors to an incredible set of business opportunities in Healthcare.  Companies and institutions are recognizing that the Internet of Everything ( IoE ) has to be (more…)

This case study describes how a healthcare consulting team of process improvement experts, utilizing Lean Techniques, were able to help a home healthcare provider improve annual profitability by $900K, reduce overtime by 50%, increase productivity by 10% and increase revenue by 3%. (more…)

The Internet of Everything: 8.4 billion and $2 trillion!  Those are the estimated number of connected ‘things’ on the internet and the amount spent on these devices and services by the end of 2017, according to a Gartner study.  The number of connected things is expected to (more…)

Hospital Operating Room turnaround or changeover time is a vital measure of performance for a hospital. An idle operating room can cost a hospital over $4K per hour in revenue as well as reduced patient satisfaction.  Reducing the room turnaround or changeover time leads to reduced patient wait times, increased access, higher revenues, improved patient satisfaction and patient safety. Operating Room availability is an intricate balance (more…)

This medium sized community healthcare system in the mid-west believes in setting the bar high when it comes to the quality of care it provides for its patients. The system consistently receives high quality marks and was ranked among (more…)

Introduction:

The impact of both the 2009 ARRA-HITECH Act, HIPAA and the federal healthcare reform legislation is felt throughout the industry. Healthcare organizations are challenged by managing the cost providing quality care but recognize implementing EMR is a must have. Both are needed and implementation can be a drain (more…)

After Action Review, Post Mortem, Critique… all are terms used to describe an assessment of a project, event or activity after said project is completed.  Our experience is that the After Action Review process is an important continuous improvement tool especially for major transformative activities such as the implementation of new digital technologies (software systems, user tools, etc.), (more…)

Succession and Career Planning is the last component of a successful Talent Management system. In the previous Talent Management Blogs, we defined “ Talent Management ” as a set of (more…)

Middle market companies are challenged with leveraging their investments in Digital technology and IT infrastructure.  Their systems are typically a patchwork quilt of software and hardware products that have been bolted together.  They need systems that are scalable, sustainable, cost effective, available 24×7, (more…)