Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has spent the last few years implementing low-cost programs that have reduced length of stay, cut costs by millions of dollars per year and improved system operations. These initiatives all share the same traits: they are low cost, high impact, culturally driven and leadership dependent. Here’s a brief overview of each project.

Reimagining the research infrastructure Several years ago, Hartford HealthCare partnered with Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology to reimagine its research infrastructure. The new priority: give researchers operational challenge projects that address hospital pain points, such as length of stay, operating room optimization and nurse scheduling models. From that collaboration came a number of AI-powered tools created by

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