title: Hospital operations management: improving organizational efficiency.
abstract: Reducing operational inefficiencies represents one of the most promising sources of potential savings in hospitals today. Health Forum convened a panel of hospital executives and industry experts to discuss the daunting challenges and big opportunities that lie ahead.
mesh_terms: D057191:Capacity Building; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D017046:Cost Savings / Q000379:methods; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007857:Leadership; D007902:Length of Stay; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D013997:Time Factors