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Quality care through benefits program.

J Todaro
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Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, served as a pilot site to study the advantages of implementing new automated systems. Revised management strategies and a benefits realization program were also utilized to achieve an overall strategy of managing the hospital more efficiently.

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EfficiencyHospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499Hospital Information SystemsManagement Information SystemsPilot ProjectsQuality of Health CareWisconsinJournal Article

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J Todaro. 1988. Quality care through benefits program.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10285650/

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