Faith in the Hospital
In a shifting healthcare world, faith-based systems face a new set of challenges in their quest to stay true to their mission.
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Pediatric ERs on the Road
A growing number of both children’s and community hospitals are discovering that ER partnerships can benefit both organizations.
A growing number of both children’s and community hospitals are discovering that ER partnerships can benefit both organizations.
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Claims Quagmire
Despite federal laws to facilitate transactions, reimbursement claims processing remains mired in a complex tangle.
Despite federal laws to facilitate transactions, reimbursement claims processing remains mired in a complex tangle.
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Accountable for Quality
Listing quality among your organization's strategic pillars is one thing. Basing your leaders' annual compensation on it is quite another.
Listing quality among your organization's strategic pillars is one thing. Basing your leaders' annual compensation on it is quite another.
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Forecasting Made Simple
Well, maybe not simple. But automated data management tools can make estimating revenue a little easier for CFOs.
Well, maybe not simple. But automated data management tools can make estimating revenue a little easier for CFOs.
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Loose Lips
"I understand that this is not a fix. This is a Band-Aid. But it's a good Band-Aid."
-Mark Thomas
"I understand that this is not a fix. This is a Band-Aid. But it's a good Band-Aid."
-Mark Thomas
Executive Leadership
The art of leadership is widely recognized as a critical component for success as a healthcare chief executive officer. But contemporary leadership is gradually shifting from an art form to a more objective science. The ability to simultaneously measure the level of hospital performance against national benchmarks-as well as the relative rate and consistency of improvement against national peers-provides an objective way to measure the impact of the actions of leaders. From the time spent reviewing dashboards to involvement in appointing physicians, the link between leaders' actions and the performance of their hospitals is growing ever more tangible.
Who Wants to Go First?
Imagine being a CEO and hearing that the only way to save your industry and keep it from destroying the economy is for your company to intentionally shrink the business and make less money. What if you were told that if someone actually uses your product or hires your service, that would represent a failure of the system to protect customers from the worst-case scenario?
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