Jeff Korsmo has served as president and CEO of Via Christi Health in Wichita, Kan., since September 2011.
Leadership & Management
In professional life (and personal life, for that matter), everybody is accountable to someone. No matter how far up the organizational ladder you climb, you still have a boss. Jim McNerney Jr. holds the titles of chairman of the board,…
As patient-consumers have assumed more responsibility for the cost of healthcare, they are taking greater interest in where to receive surgical care. Employers have assumed more of the financial burden of the care their employees receive as well, and have…
During a June 26 webinar hosted by Becker's Hospital Review, experts from two McKinsey Solutions — Objective Health and the Organizational Health Index — discussed why providers should assess and actively manage their organizational health.
It's been said that there are three types of people in the world: the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive. The same could be said for organizations, particularly in healthcare. There are hospitals that will cling to the ways of…
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The White House has named 11 people as "Champions of Change" for public health and environmental protection issues, and one of those champions is Jeff Thompson, MD, CEO of Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis.
I'm always taken aback when I'm talking to someone and I notice they're is looking in a different direction. Somehow, somewhere, without realizing it, that person has developed the habit of not being able to look anyone in the eye.…
The continuing influence of consumerism in healthcare coupled with the escalating focus on outcomes has produced at least one constant in the ever-evolving healthcare market: increased competition. In fact, in just about any community served by more than one healthcare…
Most healthcare executives said reducing operating costs is their biggest concern with regard to healthcare reform implementation, according to the American College of Healthcare Executives' survey.
Navigating the ever-changing landscape of the healthcare industry is a challenging task. Having to lead a healthcare facility through that landscape is even more difficult. But Gene Michalski, CEO of Royal Oak, Mich.-based Beaumont Health System, believes that the inherent…