In COVID-19 times, the healthcare system needs more financial and other resources for covering all necessary medical products and services. On the other hand, we have observed pressure on the effectiveness and optimisation of resources in hospitals and healthcare facilities. Digitalisation represents an important source of information for various levels of management in hospitals. The main aim of our research is the identification of the benefits of digitalisation of medical devices in hospitals in COVID-19 times, focusing on a case study of the Czech Republic. For our methodological approach, a literature review, data analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis were used. The case study presents the changes to the equipment/facilities use in years 2019 and 2020 in a selected hospital in Prague and the impact of COVID-19 on such use of resources. Management and financial issues are discussed, together with recommendations for healthcare sector management. As a result, economic benefits are represented mainly by various kinds of savings and optimisation of both processes and employees. On the other hand, it is not easy to identify all possible savings, as some of them can be in non-financial expression.

Many healthcare organizations are exposed to various cyber threats. The increase in the frequency of these cyber threats can also be observed during the Covid-19 pandemic. The security of information systems in hospitals and their management is also not part of the management of facilities in these organizations. The paper presents the possibilities of securing facility management processes in healthcare organizations from a security point of view. There is an analysis of security aspects of a particular medical facility and its information system with emphasis on the application of regular facility management. Analysis and evaluation of tools for ensuring the security of the hospital information network is also applied. The contribution of the paper is the identification and expression of the correlation between cyber threats and the following modules of the information system in the medical facility. Another part of the proven research compares safety mechanisms and their possible failure in a selected hospital. The main research results, which are based on the evaluation of safety aspects in these organizations, can be further used as a platform for the effectiveness of processes in healthcare and thus increase synergies between safety levels and ensure facility management processes

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The aim of the paper is to analyze and describe current knowledge and application of agile methods, tools and techniques in foundries in Czech and Slovakian foundries. The motivation of the research is increasing need of customer-focused management and competitiveness. Based on 2022 survey results and comparison with original authors research within industrial companies worldwide (2021), differences and similarity will be defined and described. Areas of research interest are project, program, and project portfolio management within the companies. The results of the research are presented in the final part of the paper.