Blog
Through our blog we hope to provide information and insight to assist leadership in the overall strategic direction and execution of operations, particularly as it applies to community healthcare providers.
Resilience: The 5 Keys to Becoming a Resilient Leader
Posted on September 10, 2018
“Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” ~ Nelson Mandela. If there is one thing I have learned as a CEO of a small company, it is that there will be many bumps in the road – often unexpected and sometimes business critical.
Seeing Through Your Blind Spots
Posted on September 27, 2018
Blind spots are those things that we “should” be able to see, but for some reason we are blocked from seeing them. Blind spots cause us to make bad decisions and sometimes blind spots can be deadly.
While I’m not a surgeon, I’ve spent enough time working in hospitals to know that, for each patient, it doesn’t matter how many successful surgeries you have performed – it matters that you perform a successful surgery for them. If you miss something because you were over-confident or you just couldn’t see it, the results could be fatal.
January 2018 blog: Creating Synergies Between IT and Population Health Management
Posted on February 15, 2018
Population Health Management is the aggregation of patient data across multiple health information technology resources, the analysis of that data into a single, actionable patient record, and the actions through which care providers can improve both clinical and financial outcomes.
Executive Staffing Management
Posted on February 15, 2018
Most facilities have some type of staffing management or productivity system based on a target per unit of service for each department. The real key to effective staffing management is at the unit level – the manager.
Interim leadership as a Career Path
Posted on February 15, 2018
So, you are considering the leap into Interim work as a profession? No, this is not an oxymoron, many people now are choosing Interim work as a permanent career option.
Service Lines
Posted on February 15, 2018
The service line model has actually been around for decades, however the emphasis to improve quality, efficiency, customer satisfaction, and alignment between hospitals and physicians suggests that service lines may be resurrected once again to accomplish these improvements.