Jun 22, 2020 | Benchmarking, Dubai We Learn, Health Care, Health Care, Latest News
In this time of crisis, benchmarking and learning from global best practices have never been more important. It was for this reason the Dubai Government Excellence Program (DGEP) launched an accelerated benchmarking initiative called “Dubai We learn – Conquering COVID-19” to provide best practices and ideas to Dubai Executive Council’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management with the aim “for Dubai to become a Global Best Practice in Managing and Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic”.
Aug 30, 2019 | Dubai We Learn, Health Care, Latest News
By Dr. Almas Tazein, BPIR.com Limited, COER How many of us secretly pray for the patient whenever we hear the sirens of an emergency ambulance speedily going past us? I believe, all of us. Unfortunately, we all have either witnessed or heard of the heartbreaking... May 18, 2019 | Health Care, Latest News
Article contributed by Dr. Almas Tazein, BPIR.com Limited Somewhere in the middle of a city suburb, she lay dispassionately, watching the hazy sky from her sanatorium window, inhaling oxygen from a metallic chamber piped next to her. She desperately needed immaculate... May 10, 2019 | Health Care, Human Resources, Latest News
Article contributed by Dr. Almas Tazein, BPIR.com Limited Can we compare Einstein with Beethoven with Shakespeare? Likewise, one cannot undermine the significance of employees, irrespective of the chain of command. They are expected to create everyday miracles,... Apr 19, 2019 | Health Care, Latest News
Article contributed by Dr. Almas Tazein, BPIR.com Limited Global health care spending is projected to increase at an annual rate of 5.4% in 2018–2022, a considerable rise from 2.9% in 2013–2017, Deloitte Global reports. Because of the need of an augmented focus on... May 3, 2018 | Benchmarking, Best practices, Dubai We Learn, Health Care, Latest News
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is one of the government entities that participated in the 2nd cycle of Dubai We Learn initiative, a one year programme consisting of a range of knowledge sharing and organisational learning activities designed to fast-track organisational improvement and stimulate innovation.
Mar 12, 2016 | Business Excellence, Health Care, Latest News
A panel of patient safety experts recently found that a “systems approach” is necessary to ensure patient safety in hospitals and other health care organizations. An article published late last year in the industry newsletter FierceHealthcare summarized findings of a new report from the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)
Sep 6, 2015 | Business Excellence, Health Care, Latest News
Since its Baldrige Award win in 2009, Mosaic Life Care (formerly called Heartland Health) has continued to be nationally recognized for quality, value, and the patient experience. In 2015, Mosaic Life Care was named to the Truven Health AnalyticsTM 100 Top Hospitals® list, given an “A” rating by The Leapfrog Group, identified as a HealthStrongTM Hospital by IVantage® Health Analytics, and named a “Most Wired” hospital by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.
Jul 17, 2015 | Business Excellence, Health Care, Latest News
Following is an interview with Baldrige alumnus examiner Christopher E. Laxton, executive director of AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Laxton compares the Baldrige Excellence Framework to two other approaches used in his sector today to improve the performance of post-acute and long-term care organizations.
Jun 17, 2015 | Business Excellence, Health Care, Latest News
In January 2015, the 2015–2016 Baldrige Excellence Framework (Health Care)-which contains the Health Care Criteria for Performance Excellence, core values and concepts, and scoring guidelines-will be released. The Baldrige Program is grateful that there has already been much written about the value of using this Criteria for improvement.
May 27, 2015 | Health Care, Latest News, Quality Management
When healthcare is at its best, hospitals are four-star hotels, and nurses, personal butlers at the ready—at least, that’s how many hospitals seem to interpret a government mandate.
Jul 30, 2014 | Health Care, Latest News
Performance excellence in healthcare is being pursued worldwide; however, there are significant financial challenges to providing safe, high-quality healthcare services to communities. The case studies within this Best Practice Report show that difficult financial challenges can be turned around through continuous quality improvement, good leadership, and multi-disciplinary teams.
