It was both exciting and intimidating to participate in weekly operational and strategic meetings as a new member of the team. One of the first things I obse [...]
I didn’t consider workplace violence to be a top priority at my hospital. I’d hear about staff injuries from patients in the emergency room and i [...]
I remember the first time our CEO announced to our board of directors that we had received the Top 100 Hospital designation. I believe the award was “o [...]
Don was about 15 years my senior. He was an awesome mentor. We met while working on projects for the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) Committee on CME A [...]
For this post, I thought I would discuss SMART goals and use them for my blog for 2017. It is quite common for each executive in a healthcare organization to [...]
In the 1950’s, one-third of hospitals were run by a physician leader. By 1982, less than 3% were physician-led. That number is running about 6% now. And the [...]