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dc.contributor.authorHonegger, Franziska-
dc.contributor.authorHofer, Susanne-
dc.contributor.authorZüger, Gabriela-
dc.contributor.authorBetschart, Madeleine-
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-29T14:05:37Z-
dc.date.available2018-05-29T14:05:37Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.issn2150-3303de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/6219-
dc.description.abstractBackground: In Switzerland, hospitals are now forced to improve their cost transparency to deal with a tightening financial environment. Decision makers demand benchmark data in order to detect efficiency potential. As part of the supporting services, cleaning services are also affected by that. However, up until now there has been no benchmarking opportunity for cleaning services in hospitals. Purpose: This paper is about the research being applied to develop a benchmark methodology for cleaning services in hospitals. Methodology: Mixed methods design within a traditional qualitative research design, underpinned by the pragmatism paradigm and a primarily inductive approach. The inquiry strategy was a mixed methods case study. Case study entity is seven hospital FM departments where the bounded system of cleaning services was focused on. Data collection methods include document research, semi-structured expert discussions, and a quantitative questionnaire. Data was primarily analysed thematically. Results: 21 clearly defined base numbers leading to informative 12 key figures (KPI’s) were developed according to practitioners’ needs. Additionally, a detailed catalogue of weighted cleaning tasks was established in order to put the key figures into perspective. Conclusion: The research led to a rigorous method to benchmark cleaning services in Swiss hospitals. However the findings are mostly limited to quantitative figures and do not include qualitative attributes of cleaning services. Nevertheless the results are currently being implemented in practice where a first set of hospitals benchmark their cleaning services with figures of the year 2014.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherGeorgia Institute of Technologyde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Facility Managementde_CH
dc.rightsLicence according to publishing contractde_CH
dc.subject.ddc362.11: Krankenhäuser und verwandte Einrichtungende_CH
dc.subject.ddc658.2: Facility Managementde_CH
dc.titleA method to benchmark cleaning services in Swiss hospitalsde_CH
dc.typeKonferenz: Paperde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementLife Sciences und Facility Managementde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Facility Management (IFM)de_CH
zhaw.conference.detailsIFMA's World Workplace Conference, Denver, USA, 7-9 October 2015de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume6de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.title.proceedingsIFMA academic & research track Proceedings World Workplace Conference in Denverde_CH
zhaw.webfeedHealth Research Hub (LSFM)de_CH
zhaw.webfeedHospitality & Service Managementde_CH
zhaw.webfeedFM in Healthcarede_CH
zhaw.funding.zhawHotellerie Benchmark im Gesundheitswesen: Entwicklung Reinigungsbenchmarkde_CH
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Honegger, F., Hofer, S., Züger, G., & Betschart, M. (2015). A method to benchmark cleaning services in Swiss hospitals [Conference paper]. International Journal of Facility Management, 6.
Honegger, F. et al. (2015) ‘A method to benchmark cleaning services in Swiss hospitals’, in International Journal of Facility Management. Georgia Institute of Technology.
F. Honegger, S. Hofer, G. Züger, and M. Betschart, “A method to benchmark cleaning services in Swiss hospitals,” in International Journal of Facility Management, 2015, vol. 6.
HONEGGER, Franziska, Susanne HOFER, Gabriela ZÜGER und Madeleine BETSCHART, 2015. A method to benchmark cleaning services in Swiss hospitals. In: International Journal of Facility Management. Conference paper. Georgia Institute of Technology. 2015
Honegger, Franziska, Susanne Hofer, Gabriela Züger, and Madeleine Betschart. 2015. “A Method to Benchmark Cleaning Services in Swiss Hospitals.” Conference paper. In International Journal of Facility Management. Vol. 6. Georgia Institute of Technology.
Honegger, Franziska, et al. “A Method to Benchmark Cleaning Services in Swiss Hospitals.” International Journal of Facility Management, vol. 6, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015.


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