This article looks at the history of managed care in the US and how we have arrived at the current state of affairs in healthcare.

Organizations such as schools, government facilities, and business office settings have developed plans to address active shooter incidents. It’s time to pull out your disaster preparedness plan and add a section on how to respond if faced with an ac...

Hospitals are trying to attract lucrative patients to their facilities using TV commercials.

Electronic medical records systems flash so many alerts that we can become numb to them. It’s time for sanity, backed by science, to take root. Maybe, then, we’ll get some work done.

Brand allegiance is giving way to competitive forces. Here are a few findings from the research.

A Northern California hospital system studies its successes during one of the state’s deadliest wildfires.

Learn how Lean Six Sigma helped ensure sustainable process improvement by aligning emergency department staffing with patient-arrival demand without increasing resource hours.

Many physicians don't realize the complex process involved in turning an idea into a commercialized medical device.

In this podcast, hear Rick Richards, MD, MMM, CPE, talk about problems and solutions for medical groups, which he calls a key to health system operations.

This article will address how to identify the necessity to renovate current space or build a new office.

Our goal was to demonstrate how the oral and maxillofacial surgeon (OMS) may apply a cost–benefit analysis approach to surgical procedures that she or he is considering for the patient and to use this approach as a patient education tool in facilitat...

When we talk about a “patient-centered” practice, we’re talking about an organization-wide commitment to putting patients’ needs and desires first in every strategic, financial, operational, and clinical decision.