To cut costs and maximize profits, hospitals in the United States and many other countries are outsourcing such tasks as cleaning and food preparation to private contractors. In Cleaning Up, the first book to examine this transformation in the healthcare industry, Dan Zuberi looks at the...

Among measures to fight hospital acquired infections, an emerging epidemic in many countries around the world, adoption of appropriate hand hygiene practices by healthcare workers is considered a priority. Despite their simplicity and effectiveness, healthcare workers’ compliance is poor, with...

Wirtschaftlichkeit, Wirtschaftlichkeitsprinzip, Wirtschaftlichkeitsprüfung, Krankenhaushygiene, Aufbereitung, Bettenaufbereitung, Sekundärleistung, Maximalversorgung, bed processing, secondary achievements, hospital of maximum care

The for-profit hospital is in the minority numerically in all developed countries. Although the for-profits' market share has been quite stable for decades, for-profit chains have grown in share and influence in the United States. By contrast, for-profit chains have made few inroads in other...