The healthcare industry is the largest industry in the US, and costs are growing rapidly. There is also an increase in waste, medical errors and patient injuries. One central problem is that hospitals have compartmentalized and disaggregated business models in which clinical specialists duplicate information. An international project called Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) is underwa...

Healthcare organizations should set a standard in corporate social responsibility and encourage environmental sustainability, since protection of the environment implies the development of preventive measures in healthcare. Environmental concern has traditionally focused on manufacturing plants. However, a Health Care Organization (HCO) is the only type of company which generates all existing c...

Fraud, waste and abuse are significant problems in major industries such as healthcare and manufacturing, particularly when third party payers such as Medicare are involved. Current practices for auditing fraudulent activity are based on scoring models used to select practitioners or claims that are likely to be fraudulent. These models ignore the “sentinel effect” that arises from the behavior...

background: waste produced in dental clinics has been the topic of investigations for many years. these waste materials have important health impacts and are hazardous to humans and the environment. objective: to investigating solid waste production and its management in dental clinics in gorgan, northern iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 45 of 143 public dental practices and 5 of 2...

Abstract There is a mounting crisis in delivering affordable healthcare in the US. For decades, key decision makers in the public and private sectors have considered cost-effectiveness in healthcare a top priority. Their actions have focused on putting a limit on fees, services, or care options. However, they have met with limited success as costs have increased rapidly while the quality isn’t ...