Performance measurement is continuously growing in maturity, and people’s perception towards it suffered a massive change in focus: from a business booster to a personal performance enhancer. This trend is completed by the emerging usage of different hardware enablers to measure daily activities and even monitor one’s health.
The Canadian Hospital Reporting Project (CHRP) is a national initiative aimed at increasing transparency across the healthcare industry. It provides both hospital managers and citizens with access to Key Performance Indicators’ (KPIs) results for more than 600 hospitals across Canada.
We all know that when an ambulance approaches, with its siren on, we should pull over in order to make room for it. But what if your radio is on, windows up and you can’t hear it coming? Well, that’s not a problem anymore, as now ambulances can hijack nearby AM and FM signals to announce their arrival to the drivers. If you think this is illegal, you are wrong.
Measurement is fundamental if not vital in every organization. Constant use of metrics ensures a good development and guarantees great outcomes. In healthcare, measurements are being performed daily, by healthcare providers and patients altogether. The central point and target of measurements in healthcare is represented by patients.