The use of hospitalists at hospitals throughout the United States has become increasingly popular. Hospitalist programs can improve patient outcomes and reduce the need for admitting physicians to round on patients, both of which are attractive to hospitals looking to…
Leadership & Management
Cleveland, Ohio-based Sisters of Charity Health System has named Adnan H. Tahir, MD, chief medical officer of the health system in addition to his current duties as chief medical officer at St. Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland, according to a…
Lean management theory and the implementation of lean processes improvement are becoming increasingly popular at hospitals across the country. Lean principles can improve efficiency, financial performance and patient care. However, unless lean management is introduced properly to an organization, its…
he Toyota Production System, which was developed from the late 1940s through the mid-1970s by top Toyota executives to improve the company's manufacturing processes, is now used by numerous companies across various industries to reduce inefficiencies and improve the overall…
Craig Deao, the research and development leader for Studer Group, and the former senior director of education and networking at VHA, an alliance of 2,200 healthcare organizations, has a great deal of experience in facilitating the exchange of best practices…
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Modern Healthcare magazine has named CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System in Texarkana, Texas, as one of the 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare in 2009, according to a release from Modern Healthcare.
Hospitals rely on many people to ensure that they are running smoothly and are able to provide quality and effective care to their patients. However, if a hospital's staff is dissatisfied or not unified towards achieving a shared vision, many…
1. Create a deliberate growth strategy. Every hospital should have a growth strategy, especially in this economy. You need to ask yourselves, "How are you going to develop as a business?" This hospital has identified several areas that we want…
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Bill Corr announced the release of $13.4 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for loan repayments to nurses who agree to work in facilities with critical nursing shortages and…
Officials from the American Medical Association are raising their concerns over some aspects of the current healthcare reform legislation circulating through Congress, which they say may interfere with a physician's relationship with his or her patients, according to a report…