Leadership & Management

Note: The following articles were first published in The Camden Quarterly, volume XIII, number 2 by The Camden Group, one of the nation's leading healthcare advisory firms. A strong board is a strategic asset, particularly in difficult economic times. While…

Note: The following articles were first published in The Camden Quarterly, volume XIII, number 2 by The Camden Group, one of the nation's leading healthcare advisory firms. For hospitals subsidizing a network of affiliated physicians, it is more important than…

Marietta, Ga.-based WellStar Health System will spend around $800 million over the next decade in expansions and improvements, including a new outpatient campus and a new hospital, according to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Here are five best practices that any hospital can follow to improve its efficiency

Mark Sechrist, a healthcare executive with more than 20 years experience in healthcare operations for both hospitals and surgery centers, seeks an operations position following the closing of his current employer.

HCA, the largest owner of acute care facilities, has announced a 92 percent increase in net income and a 4.3 percent increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2009, despite increases in charity care spending, according to a report…

The American College of Physician Executives and the American Organization of Nurse Executives are offering resources to help healthcare facility leaders manage disruptive physician behavior.

Through market observation it can be seen that there is a strong reemergence of physician employment by hospitals and health systems. The strategic logic for this reemergence is similar to the past — i.e. gain market share through primary care…

Hospital executives leading nationally recognized superior programs offer a variety of tips for achieving those coveted designations, but they all sound like variations on the answer to that old Broadway joke: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice.…

The importance of developing outstanding programs, often referred to as “Centers of Excellence,” in specific specialties has taken on new importance in critical specialties such as orthopedics, neurosurgery and spine, cardiology and oncology. This article discusses how developing a grand…