While significant progress has been made in improving cancer survival rates—as evidenced by a drop in cancer deaths in the U.S.—the number of new cases continues to increase. Experts say far too many ...

Avadyne Health, the Illinois-based provider of outsourcing for patient-centric revenue management services, will merge with Benchmark Revenue Management, a provider of similar services for hospitals.

Publicly comparing similar activities can be a powerful driver for change. That was the premise behind the employee satisfaction surveys across the government in the early 2000s. Initially, these ...

Benchmarking involves establishing performance measures using comparative data about key business operations and processes from competing and leading firms within an industry. Management can drive ...

From competitor and public policies to non-profit and investor pressures, there is more demand than ever to advance safer chemicals programs at your company. One proven way to help get on the right ...

Management theory and practice have long established a link between effective performance measures and effective management (Drucker, 1995). The effectiveness of any given performance measure depends ...

In our second annual policy management benchmark report, which will be released first to everyone who registers for our upcoming webinar, we’ve uncovered new trends and insights that you can put to ...

Benchmarking is the process of comparing what your company is doing with what the best performing company in your industry is doing. Process benchmarking, one of three types of benchmarking, compares ...

Benchmarking is a systematic approach to analyzing processes. It can be used in process improvement to measure performance. Further, it can be used to promote and address cultural changes within an ...

Using benchmarking to develop performance measures is a critical part of creating an IT scorecard. But it is a challenging effort that will require you to commit time and effort both in the initial ...