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With all of the issues C-suite leaders have dealt with over the past year or so, from mergers to meaningful use, it's understandable that certain IT projects have been placed on the backburner. But as organizations move forward, smart CIOs are looking past implementations such as CPOE and identifying tools to improve workflow and save costs.

With so many health systems facing financial difficulties, there is increasing demand for techniques that can cut costs without requiring a significant outlay of resources. One method being utilized by a small number of facilities to more effectively allocate resources is performance improvement (PI), an idea built around the concept of identifying inefficiencies and fixing the problems.