In the social and healthcare sector, personnel costs account for the largest expense, ranging from approximately 30-60% of the total costs, depending on the responsibility area. The shortage of frontline professionals, such as doctors, nurses, and therapists, poses challenges to improving cost efficiency. At the same time, automating administrative tasks offers significant cost-saving opportunities without increasing the workload of frontline staff.
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The elephant in the room: How to save on healthcare staffing costs?
Author Ilari Laaksonen Aug 27, 2024 10:00:49 AM
Topics: Self service Axel Encounter patient experience healthcare service production digitalization in healthcare automation self-service solution roi calculator cost savings
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Cut costs! 3 tips for cost savings in healthcare
Author Ilari Laaksonen Nov 1, 2023 4:15:53 PM
Public healthcare funding is facing challenges. In Finland, the Act on funding of wellbeing services counties makes the situation even more complicated for wellbeing services counties. In Sweden, inflation and rising interest rates have forced even the esteemed Karolinska Hospital to adjust its staff. Now is the time to cut costs, but how can it be done without compromising the quality of care? And how can Axel help healthcare organizations save even more?