Leadership & Management

How is the largest Medicare provider in the U.S. preparing for full implementation of healthcare reform? The answer: The system is getting serious about change, and has totally reengineered its change management efforts, making them more formal and prominent within…

Healthcare is an extremely complex industry, and organizations within it are continually adapting to change. One way some organizations have attacked this need to change head-on is through Lean performance improvement. Lean is a formal method for identifying and improving…

Hospitals commonly outsource services in building operations, maintenance, facilities management, food, janitorial and other areas, but choosing the wrong route could cost the hospital money, according to a whitepaper from outsourcing firm Johnson Controls.

The Patient Protection Affordable Care Act has created momentum for many organizations to consider a complete redesign of their care delivery systems. Seamless care coordination and care management are pivotal components of clinically integrated delivery systems, ensuring that high quality…

Hospitals and health systems in the U.S. are undergoing a dramatic shift in their business models due to a number of forces that are expected to eventually turn the industry on its head — from providers concerned with the volume…

Interfaith Medical Center may be the second Brooklyn hospital to shutter its doors in the next few weeks, as a state official rejected a restructuring plan and instead asked for a closure plan, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The New York State Department of Health has approved the closure plan of Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, in which the hospital will tentatively shut its doors July 29, according to a New York Times report.

More physicians are pursuing executive MBA degrees rather than healthcare-specific programs to expose themselves to other industries and schools of thought, according to a report from Kaiser Health News and The Boston Globe.

Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., may be shuttering its doors soon after its parent organization ordered physicians to discharge patients within a couple days, according to a New York Times report.

Running a hospital is an important and hard job. Running it well is even harder. Commanding a Navy ship or squadron is not unlike running a hospital; you have a staff, employees, physical spaces, budgets, operations and more, all of…