Model for Success
Running a medical group has never been more complex. But many practices have found ways to not only survive—but thrive.
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Innovative to the Core
True innovation requires more time and money than many hospitals have available. Yet some organizations seem to find a way. How? It's all about the culture.
True innovation requires more time and money than many hospitals have available. Yet some organizations seem to find a way. How? It's all about the culture.
The Way to Right-Sizing
Determining the proper resources for the IT department is often a difficult proposition amid changing technology needs and tightening budgetary constraints. But it can be done.
Determining the proper resources for the IT department is often a difficult proposition amid changing technology needs and tightening budgetary constraints. But it can be done.
Efficiency, Meet Margin
In an era of declining reimbursement, healthcare is getting better at collecting more cheaply.
In an era of declining reimbursement, healthcare is getting better at collecting more cheaply.
Service Lines: More Knees, More Hips
An aging population that wants to stay mobile could further increase demand for the already busy orthopedic service line. But high device costs, physician alignment issues, and myriad other challenges make ortho success a complicated proposition.
An aging population that wants to stay mobile could further increase demand for the already busy orthopedic service line. But high device costs, physician alignment issues, and myriad other challenges make ortho success a complicated proposition.

Mission Possible
Mission statements are often mocked for being uselessly generic. Random mission statement generators (really) can spit out any combination of "trust" and "teamwork" and "patient needs." Yet many real mission statements adopted by hospitals and healthcare systems are seriously specific, with careful and clear thought given to who should be served, how they should be served, and how management and the medical staff should work together toward those ends.
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