Many hospital executives are nervous about Facebook. In a recent Jack of All Trades blog post, Tim Strickland, senior executive advisor with Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, said the social media platform can stir fears of criticism and "double-barreled attacks."…
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For many years, employee engagement, especially in healthcare, was considered a "soft" science — something leaders thought about only after addressing the "hard stuff" like volume and reimbursement. Leaders who buy into this mindset, however, fail to realize the impact…
In October 2001, an article appearing in Managed Healthcare Executive announced the arrival of Six Sigma methodologies in the healthcare sector.[1] While manufacturing industries had verified significant gains from Six Sigma, service industries like healthcare were only beginning to understand…
The following hospital and/or health system layoffs were announced within the past month. They are ranked by the number of employees affected.
The healthcare industry has seen a surge in demand for physician and nurse executives as new types of healthcare models emerge, according to a report from The Atlantic.
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Debra Sukin is the CEO of St. Luke's The Woodlands (Texas) Hospital and St. Luke's Lakeside Hospital in Woodlands. She also serves as senior vice president of St. Luke's Episcopal Health System in Houston. Among her many duties, Ms. Sukin…
The Board of Trustees for New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton, Mass., announced an agreement to allow Steward Health Care System to acquire the long-term care facility.
Benson (Ariz.) Hospital is closing its Walk-in Clinic later this month after only 18 months of operation, according to a San Pedro Valley News-Sun report.
University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City has eliminated approximately 80 administrative staff positions after conducting an efficiency analysis, according to a Kansas City Star report.
Hutchinson (Kan.) Regional Medical Center has laid off 55 employees in an effort to reduce expenses, according to a Wichita Eagle report.