title: Productivity improvement: Catholic Health East reaps rewards.
abstract: Healthcare organizations that want to implement a productivity program should: Name an executive champion to lead the initiative. Develop a business model. Establish a productivity steering committee in each hospital. Use standardized definitions and auditable data. Define and monitor goals.
authors.affiliation: Catholic Health East, Newtown Square, Pa., USA. abutrie@che.org
authors.forename: Anna Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Butrie
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Coakley
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Graves
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010414:Pennsylvania; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care