Certain strategies long used by hospitals and health systems are becoming antiquated, and organizations that continue to employ them may find themselves trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.
Leadership & Management
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 created state-specific health insurance exchanges, now referred to as "marketplaces," that are designed to offer consumers a side-by-side comparison of available health plans. The goal of the marketplaces was to simplify…
Charles W. Sorenson, MD, has served as president and CEO of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the country, since the end of 2008.
Patient experience has always been an important metric for hospitals and health systems because of its impact on patient outcomes. "Higher patient satisfaction and experience leads to healthier and more engaged patients," says Brian Johnston, a partner in Stanton Chase…
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has selected 20 nurses from across the country as 2013 Executive Nurse Fellows, three-year fellowships for developing leadership skills.
Advertisement
Christus Health Shreveport-Bossier in Shreveport, La., has closed the emergency department and inpatient and outpatient services at Christus Schumpert Medical Center, also in Shreveport, according to a Shreveport Times report.
Very few hospital CEOs are currently communicating on social media channels. Many hospitals have their corporate social pages up and running, and many have been successful in this area. However, hospital C-level executives have a lot to communicate and should…
"It's not a matter of knowing what to do…it is the execution of how." According to Quint Studer, founder of Studer Group, the biggest hindrance to creating a high-performing healthcare organization is not a lack of best practices. Rather, it's…
The board of directors at Vidant Pungo Hospital in Belhaven, N.C., has voted to close the 25-bed critical access hospital over the next five to six months.
Flint River Hospital in Montezuma, Ga., will close its emergency room Sunday, according to a WMAZ report.