During his days as an ICU anesthesiologist at Baystate Health in western Massachusetts, Thomas Higgins was frequently summoned to the recovery...
Balance billing is putting a strain on patients. What can physician leaders do about this phenomenon? So far, few have any answers , so lawmakers...
Health care organizations adopting communication and resolution programs that emphasize culture, safety and physician wellness experience a drop...
The prevalence of burnout appears to be increasing within and across clinical specialties and types of practices. An underlying framework remains...
An open door becomes a revolving door because of rescuing behaviors. In Marlene Chism’s new book and audio program, “7 Ways to Stop Drama in Your...
Unfortunately, self-control is a difficult skill to rely on. And when your self-control leaves something to be desired, so does your productivity. ...
The final link in the chain of improving corporate accountability for sustainability is to tie improvements to compensation. How should these incen...
Coordination of care is easier when the healthcare providers are committed to working and growing as a team.
Physician group consolidation hit another record in 2018 with nearly 250 transactions completed, compared to 168 in 2017. Some of the top transacti...
From handling the impact of high deductible health plans and value-based care, to coding accurately, following payor policies, and leveraging payme...
Bringing a new employee onboard is both exciting and stressful. And while managers play a critical role in shaping a new employee’s first weeks and...
Companies today are often not equipped to sell secure software, because they are not incentivized to do so, and because consumers are in no positio...
Planning for the destruction of data and devices that contain PHI is a critical component of privacy and security and important to managing financi...
There is ongoing study of the influence of electronic health records on the doctor-patient relationship and an interest in improving physicians’ “c...
Last year, U.S. companies spent roughly $90 billion on learning and development efforts. But a survey of roughly 1,500 executives across industries...
CHICAGO—July 25, 2019—High empathy scores could become part of the criteria for getting into medical school, according to research published in The...
A new study suggests that physician debt levels are having an impact on the environments in which they practice.
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