In biomedical research we often say “if you torture the data long enough, it will confess to anything.” As many in leadership are learning, the complex nature of statistics can be used to obfuscate the truth.
Leadership & Management
Chicago-based Cook County Health and Hospitals System is developing a strategic plan to acquire local nursing homes.
When it comes to standardizing care delivery within a hospital or across a large health system, leaders often turn to "best practices" to guide the way. Identifying and developing agreed upon processes and rules seem to offer a promising path…
Maryland hospitals plan Tuesday to launch a campaign called "A Breath of Fresh Care" to teach patients how to become engaged in their healthcare by introducing them to hospital wellness and chronic disease management initiatives, according to the Baltimore Sun.
"Physician champions" — physician leaders who coordinate improvement efforts between fellow clinicians and administrative staff — are increasingly called upon to address the issue of physician "alignment."
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Neither presidential candidate has put forth a plan to address the growing national debt, nor do the candidates have proposals to address healthcare cost growth, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
Culture. Productivity. Strategy. Execution. These ideas will never go out of style for hospital and health system leaders.
Brooke Buchanan, spokeswoman for Palo Alto, Calif.-based Theranos, confirmed with the San Francisco Chronicle she is leaving the company after less than 12 months on the job.
American workers took 16.2 vacation days in 2015, up slightly from 16 days the prior year. However, workers used a smaller share of vacation time in 2015 compared to 2014, as they were given an additional day (21.9 days on…
The Pleasanton, Calif.-based ValleyCare branch of Stanford Health is hosting a National Cancer Moonshot Summit event on June 29.