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There have been an increasing number of concerns regarding procurement practices in the public sector, together with intensive media scrutiny of those practices in the health sector. Yet, notwithstanding those concerns, only Ontario and British Columbia have developed a comprehensive procurement framework to address these issues. Ontario has recently replaced its relatively new procurement practices guidelines with a broader directive. The author explains the major differences between the policies and points out what may need to be changed as hospitals and providers seek to comply.
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Eficiencia Organizacional , Guías como Asunto , Departamento de Compras en Hospital/organización & administración , Colombia Británica , Hospitales Públicos , Ontario , Política Pública , Departamento de Compras en Hospital/normasRESUMEN
The Advance Planning Document (APD) process governs the procedure by which States obtain approval for Federal financial participation in the cost of acquiring automated data processing equipment and services. This final rule reduces the submission requirements for lower-risk information technology (IT) projects and procurements and increases oversight over higher-risk IT projects and procurements by making technical changes, conforming changes and substantive revisions in the documentation required to be submitted by States, counties, and territories for approval of their Information Technology plans and acquisition documents.
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Procesamiento Automatizado de Datos/organización & administración , Financiación Gubernamental/organización & administración , Sistemas de Información/legislación & jurisprudencia , Asistencia Pública/legislación & jurisprudencia , United States Dept. of Health and Human Services/legislación & jurisprudencia , Niño , Gobierno Federal , Humanos , Sistemas de Información/normas , Asistencia Pública/normas , Departamento de Compras en Hospital/legislación & jurisprudencia , Departamento de Compras en Hospital/normas , Gobierno Estatal , Estados UnidosRESUMEN
Given the potential benefits of Group Purchasing Organizations in cost-containment efforts for hospitals on supplies and purchased services, an important question that remains unanswered is what conditions support or hinder the utilization of GPOs by hospitals. Therefore, this study explores the relationship between GPO use by hospitals and their market and organizational characteristics. Data on hospital GPO utilization and other organizational characteristics were combined with secondary hospital market characteristics. Panel logistic regression with random effects and state and year fixed effects analysis was used to examine the relationship between hospitals' utilization of GPO services and hospitals' organizational and market characteristics. Overall, the majority of hospitals utilized the services of GPOs. Specifically, the number of hospitals utilizing the services of GPOs increased slightly from 3290 (72.2%) in 2004 to 3337 (74.4%) in 2013. In regression analyses, hospitals utilizing the services of GPOs operated in an external environment with mixed levels of munificence, more dynamism, and less competition. Specifically, hospitals operating in a less munificent environment are more likely to utilize the services of GPOs. The study findings provide organizational decision-makers and policymakers' insights into how certain market and organizational factors influence hospital strategy choice, in this case, the use of GPOs.
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Adquisición en Grupo/métodos , Modelos Organizacionales , Departamento de Compras en Hospital/métodos , Competencia Económica/economía , Competencia Económica/tendencias , Adquisición en Grupo/normas , Adquisición en Grupo/tendencias , Costos de la Atención en Salud/normas , Costos de la Atención en Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , Recursos en Salud/economía , Recursos en Salud/provisión & distribución , Hospitales/normas , Hospitales/tendencias , Humanos , Departamento de Compras en Hospital/normas , Departamento de Compras en Hospital/tendencias , Estados UnidosRESUMEN
Beginning federal fiscal year (FFY) 2013, value-based purchasing (VBP) would implement a withholding of 2 percent of Medicare reimbursement, which would then increase gradually to 5 percent in FFY16. A hospital's percentile ranking in a VBP performance measurement system would determine the amount of payment, if any, it would receive from these withheld funds. To receive incentive payments, hospitals will need to raise their performance on the measures.
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Reforma de la Atención de Salud , Departamento de Compras en Hospital/normas , Presupuestos , Economía Hospitalaria , Humanos , Medicare/economía , Reembolso de Incentivo/organización & administración , Estados UnidosAsunto(s)
Equipos y Suministros de Hospitales/normas , Rol del Médico , Departamento de Compras en Hospital/normas , Actitud del Personal de Salud , Congresos como Asunto , Toma de Decisiones en la Organización , Equipos y Suministros de Hospitales/economía , Relaciones Médico-Hospital , Humanos , Modelos Económicos , Modelos Organizacionales , Departamento de Compras en Hospital/organización & administraciónAsunto(s)
Equipos y Suministros de Hospitales/economía , Departamento de Compras en Hospital/economía , Medicina Estatal/economía , Evaluación de la Tecnología Biomédica/economía , Control de Costos/métodos , Control de Costos/normas , Equipos y Suministros de Hospitales/normas , Administración Financiera de Hospitales/métodos , Administración Financiera de Hospitales/normas , Humanos , Departamento de Compras en Hospital/normas , Medicina Estatal/normas , Evaluación de la Tecnología Biomédica/normas , Reino UnidoAsunto(s)
Equipos y Suministros de Hospitales/economía , Administración Financiera de Hospitales/normas , Departamento de Compras en Hospital/economía , Medicina Estatal/economía , Control de Costos/métodos , Equipos y Suministros de Hospitales/normas , Administración Financiera de Hospitales/organización & administración , Prioridades en Salud/economía , Prioridades en Salud/normas , Humanos , Departamento de Compras en Hospital/normas , Reino UnidoRESUMEN
In 2005 the National Audit Office published figures that revealed nearly a million (974,000) 'incidents' or 'near misses' regarding patient safety had been recorded in England over the previous year. A total of 2181 later proved fatal. These incidents included errors in drug dose calculations, administering drugs at the wrong rate or to the wrong patient. The nursing profession, along with doctors, surgeons and every other member of the healthcare team must understand their role in these mistakes. This article considers how standardizing equipment used by clinical staff and enhancing best practice with evidence can significantly reduce medical errors and allow clinical staff more time with their patients.