‘Hospital, Heal Thyself:’ Book shows few hospitals adopt beneficial methods

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‘Hospital, Heal Thyself:’ Book shows few hospitals adopt beneficial methods

Imagine you could help hospitals improve patient safety and boost income simply by smoothing out patient flow. That’s the idea behind the not-for-profit Institute for Healthcare Optimization (IHO) in Bedford, Mass. Now, imagine that after more than two decades of explaining how hospitals in the United States and around the world could improve operations while solving their biggest problems (including low patient safety scores, operating room and…