■ Incorporates labor productivity and vendor expense analysis methodologies. ■ Provides short- and long-term solutions to shrinking bottom lines. ■ Profit and loss analysis guides decisions to retain, eliminate, expand or curtail service lines and contracts. ■ Enables sustainable cost reductions, with supporting data and rationale.

■ May generate new revenue through service optimization, staff and patient satisfaction. ■ Training and tools improve ongoing budget process.

Improvement specialists deliver more than a short-term fix or a long-term planning method. With a wide range of
experience and skills, including hands-on operational, financial, and clinical expertise, we inspire positive behavior
and attitude changes through QHR's Financial Improvement Process.

■ After reviewing current and historical data and conducting an on-site assessment, QHR's specialists meet with your senior and departmental management to discuss recommendations and develop a custom approach and detailed action plans; implementation assistance is available at your request. ■ QHR's innovative process encourages creative thinking rather than the typically unsustainable cost-cutting - in response to financial challenges.

■ This re-focusing shapes a constancy of purpose at the leadership level by aligning financial and strategic initiatives. Communicated organization-wide, QHR's Financial Improvement Process boosts morale and enthusiasm, and often spurs department-level initiatives.