Every leader feels pressure to achieve measurable results, which often requires imposing high expectations for success. But how do you know if you're being too tough on your team?
Leadership & Management
athenahealth, Inc. CEO Jonathan Bush recently contributed an article to Harvard Business Review on the role of anger in starting new businesses.
Employee turnover is a costly reality in any industry and retaining top talent in healthcare is particularly challenging and oftentimes problematic. Employee turnover not only has a significant impact on patient satisfaction and treatment outcomes; it also comes at a…
We asked a favor from 11 CNOs and CXOs from hospitals and health systems across the U.S.: Define the "biggest win" for patients this year, in your organization or the industry as a whole.
In 2014, the American Hospital Association conducted an online survey of board chairs and C-suite executives from health systems across the country. It received 1,078 responses from over 400 hospitals.
In the fourth installment of Triscend's "It's Time to Modernize Executive Retirement Benefits" series, guest author, Jason Konopik, a Fellow in the Society of Actuaries, from AMZ Financial, discusses the various issues associated with “Life Expectancy” used in deferred compensation plans.
The following healthcare layoffs were reported by Becker's Hospital Review in November so far. They are listed below, beginning with the most recent.
2014 was a particularly difficult year for the health plans that participate in the MassHealth Medicaid Managed Care Organization (MCO) Program. Major growth in MassHealth, unanticipated challenges from the failed Health Connector website, and the introduction of Sovaldi contributed to…
The Service Employees International Union has endorsed former Secretary of State and current Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, according to The New York Times.
New York City's public hospital system outlined a new five-point strategy to improve the patient experience and overhaul its corporate culture. Unlike many other systems undergoing transformation efforts, NYC Health + Hospitals is not turning to consultants, according to Crain's…