Research

February 22, 2016

5 Ways Supply Chain Can Reduce Rising Healthcare Costs

Bruce Johnson, CEO of GHX discusses five ways that healthcare organizations can utilize supply chain management to save more money and still be efficient. As reform continues to force hospitals to find new ways to cut costs and increase effectiveness, many organizations forget about the processes and supplies needed to […]
March 20, 2014

U of A, UAMS Researchers Discuss Research Collaborations

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Dozens of faculty, staff and students from the University of Arkansas and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences gathered recently on the Fayetteville campus to discuss potential collaborative research opportunities. The event, held Monday, March 17, drew about 65 people to the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House. […]
December 22, 2013

Secondary Conditions Affect Length of Hospital Stay and Charges for HIV Patients

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A University of Arkansas researcher and her colleagues have found that secondary conditions and diseases that could become deadly significantly affect how long HIV patients stay in the hospital. The study, which includes the charged expenses to those patients, will help hospitals and health-care providers understand the […]
November 22, 2013

CIHL and the Industrial Engineering Department recognized by Allied Health World

Here’s a fact: the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that, thanks in part to an aging U.S. population, all three of the fastest-growing careers in the country between 2010 and 2020 will come from the health care sector. Healthcare innovation and the future of the medical profession are hot topics […]