Search Sort by Newest to OldestOldest to NewestRelevanceA-ZZ-A Care Transitions in an Academic Setting Care transition challenges are particularly acute for academic hospitals, driven in part by their unique tripartite academic mission. Learn how academic hospitals can apply the characteristics of high-performing hospitals to improve their care transitions and patient length of stay. Article Re-engaging Hospitalists, Rebuilding Care Teams, and Improving Length of Stay Length of stay affects many elements of a hospital’s financial performance, and it is also a key driver of patient satisfaction. Effective management of length of stay requires consistent leadership, and hospitalists are the logical choice to fill that leadership role. Article The Importance of No-Regrets Strategies With hundreds of competing priorities, hospital executive teams must focus on something they that they know they can spend time on and get real results from. An intense focus on improving length of stay gives hospitals a significant advantage in financial performance. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman 2023 Healthcare Performance Improvement Insights Webinar Watch Kaufman Hall’s Performance Improvement practice discuss insights from our 2023 State of Healthcare Performance Improvement report. The webinar features expert commentary on issues affecting the workforce, the revenue cycle, care transitions, supplies and purchased services, the physician enterprise, and the balance sheet. Webinar 2023 State of Healthcare Performance Improvement Report: Signs of Stabilization Emerge Hospitals and health systems are seeing some signs of stabilization in 2023 following an extremely difficult year in 2022. Workforce-related challenges persist, however, keeping costs high and contributing to issues with patient access to care. Research Report
Care Transitions in an Academic Setting Care transition challenges are particularly acute for academic hospitals, driven in part by their unique tripartite academic mission. Learn how academic hospitals can apply the characteristics of high-performing hospitals to improve their care transitions and patient length of stay. Article
Re-engaging Hospitalists, Rebuilding Care Teams, and Improving Length of Stay Length of stay affects many elements of a hospital’s financial performance, and it is also a key driver of patient satisfaction. Effective management of length of stay requires consistent leadership, and hospitalists are the logical choice to fill that leadership role. Article
The Importance of No-Regrets Strategies With hundreds of competing priorities, hospital executive teams must focus on something they that they know they can spend time on and get real results from. An intense focus on improving length of stay gives hospitals a significant advantage in financial performance. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
2023 Healthcare Performance Improvement Insights Webinar Watch Kaufman Hall’s Performance Improvement practice discuss insights from our 2023 State of Healthcare Performance Improvement report. The webinar features expert commentary on issues affecting the workforce, the revenue cycle, care transitions, supplies and purchased services, the physician enterprise, and the balance sheet. Webinar
2023 State of Healthcare Performance Improvement Report: Signs of Stabilization Emerge Hospitals and health systems are seeing some signs of stabilization in 2023 following an extremely difficult year in 2022. Workforce-related challenges persist, however, keeping costs high and contributing to issues with patient access to care. Research Report