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Competition is no barrier to cooperation for children's hospital groups
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Children's hospitals are collaborating on bed control benchmarking, challenging the idea that healthcare competition hinders cooperation. This initiative involves a key association and a consulting firm, demonstrating successful inter-organizational partnership.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Hospital Operations
- Collaborative Benchmarking
Background:
- Modern healthcare is often perceived as highly competitive, potentially limiting inter-organizational collaboration.
- Despite competitive pressures, opportunities for strategic partnerships exist within specialized healthcare sectors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To demonstrate successful collaboration between rival healthcare organizations.
- To establish a benchmarking initiative focused on optimizing bed control in children's hospitals.
Main Methods:
- Formation of a collaborative project between the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) and Medical Management Planning (MMP).
- Initiation of a benchmarking project specifically targeting bed control processes.
Main Results:
- Successful establishment of a partnership between NACHRI and MMP.
- Initiation of a collaborative benchmarking effort on bed control.
Conclusions:
- Inter-organizational collaboration is feasible and beneficial in the competitive healthcare landscape.
- Benchmarking on critical operational areas like bed control can be effectively achieved through strategic partnerships.
Abstract:
While many think the competitive nature of modern health care may prevent rival organizations from working together, two groups that specialize in children's hospitals have proven them wrong by joining forces to benchmark on bed control. The National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions, an association of 150 children's hospitals based in Alexandria, VA, has started a benchmarking project with Medical Management Planning, a Bainbridge Island, WA-based benchmarking and consulting company.