Managing The Stresses Of Making Business Decisions In The Healthcare Industry
By Stan Popovich It can be stressful when you have to make important decisions regarding your healthcare career. We all want to make the right decisions and this can create a lot of anxiety. As a...
View ArticleManaging The Anxieties Of Being A Leader In The Healthcare Industry
By Stan Popovich Sometimes, fear and anxiety can overwhelm us when we have to be a leader. Being a leader requires the ability to lead people in doing a certain task. This can sometimes be a little...
View ArticleFour Ways to Reduce Hospital Medication Errors Today
While it may shock those outside of the healthcare industry to hear it, at most hospitals, medication errors are an ever-present reality. Many medication errors are relatively minor (e.g., a doctor...
View Article7 Ways to Create a Culture of Engagement
(and Tackle Some of Healthcare’s Biggest Problems at the Same Time) Get the “engagement” piece right and you’ll help solve many issues: improve quality of care, save money, prevent physician burnout,...
View Article“Good” Hospitals Require Real Leaders
As the Executive Director of the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety, a non-profit whose mission is the improvement of patient safety, I am often asked how to tell a “good” hospital...
View ArticleMoving Plans to Action: Implementing a Winning Strategic Plan
In the fast-paced, ever-changing healthcare industry, it is a common occurrence for organizations to become weighed down in day-to-day tasks and priorities, leaving strategic planning to fall by the...
View ArticleResources To Know For Registry Abstraction Success
Registries are becoming increasingly important in healthcare because of the insights and benefits they offer medical providers and their patients. These large data repositories help providers...
View ArticlePensiamo Helps Lower Healthcare Operating Costs
Healthcare Supply Chain Company Provides Solutions to Most-Challenging Needs “Regardless of what was going to happen with the ACA, we, as a country, are spending too much on healthcare,” says Pensiamo...
View ArticleBiosimilars – Their Place in the Market and What Practitioners Need to Know
The growing biosimilars market has seen increased relevance in the health care industry as many professionals brace for a suite of new drugs to become available in the next few years. The potential...
View ArticleMedical Research and Disease Tracking: Is There a Better Way?
With intense debate across the country over healthcare reform, is the next great research opportunity being overlooked? Basic research has driven significant innovation in health care, enabling...
View ArticlePremier Medical Associates Applies Optum® One Analytics to Improve Population...
For years, Premier Medical Associates has been among the leading multi-specialty clinics in western Pennsylvania. But they weren’t satisfied with excellence in fee-for-service quality and cost...
View ArticleObstetric Malpractice Shapes The Way Doctors Practice – But It Can Be Prevented
Accidents can happen. In the case of hospital care, the stakes are high, with errors potentially resulting in serious adverse events or even death. In the field of obstetrics & gynecology, these...
View ArticleBattling Drug Resistance: Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs a Must for All...
The growth of antibiotic-resistant pathogens is a major public health and patient safety concern, and while the threat isn’t new, various government bodies and agencies have recently placed a renewed...
View ArticleFour Crucial Practices to Ensure Survey Readiness Amidst Regulatory Changes
Regulatory requirements have undergone considerable changes in the past year, adding urgency and pressure for healthcare leaders to upgrade their compliance efforts. The introduction of The Joint...
View ArticleProject Management Basics: Have You Mastered These Six Fundamentals?
At times undervalued, project management is the glue that holds projects together and propels them to success. Done well, project management mitigates project risks, cuts costs and improves success...
View ArticleDisaster Preparedness: 5 Key Components to Effective Emergency Management
Natural disasters cause nearly 500 deaths annually in the United States. Unfortunately, healthcare facilities in the U.S. continue to fall short in disaster planning and preparedness. This lack of...
View ArticleFour Things to do After Establishing an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
This year has been a busy one for healthcare – the potential reversal of the Affordable Care Act, ongoing concerns about the Zika virus, and a worsening opioid epidemic have dominated media headlines....
View ArticleMaximize Success in a Predictive Analytics Partnership
By Jackie Larson In many healthcare organizations today, nurse managers are using little more than guesswork and intuition to schedule the appropriate number of nurses to match patient volume. Ensuring...
View ArticleWhy Can’t Hospitals Just Lower Charges?
Finding the perfect balance between creating a patient-centric experience without sacrificing net revenue. It’s no secret that healthcare premiums continue to rise and significantly outpace both...
View ArticleKeeping Your Healing Environment Safe amongst the Tinsel and Trees
Know Your Holiday Decoration Policies By Larry Lacombe, VP of Program Development & Facilities Compliance, Medxcel Facilities Management The holidays are typically a time of year full of joy and...
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