April 4, 2023 By Steve Lefar Careers in healthcare were once sought after as prestigious, noble and well-paid, but I have witnessed how they have lost their appeal for many in recent...

August 25, 2022 by Damian Chipriano, Director of Financial Services at Carilion Clinic Healthcare leaders continue to face new and complex challenges in a constantly evolving landscape...

November 4, 2016 STANDARD CARE PROTOCOLS WERE OBSERVED TO BE EFFECTIVE IN IMPROVING CARE QUALITY AND REDUCING COST IN A STUDY COMPARING QUALITY AND COST OUTCOMES WITH AND WITHOUT THE...

October 12, 2015 CentraCare’s goal to reduce costs while maintaining quality became a continuous effort, not a one-time initiative. By uncovering variation in physician care, CentraCare...

June 2, 2020 In the history of America’s healthcare system, there has perhaps been no bigger disruptor to hospital finances than COVID-19, which has strained resources and shut down...

January 27, 2023 By Joseph Grimaldi There’s no single solution, but physicians, nurses, and managers all have roles in recruiting and retaining employees. Even as COVID-19 cases begin...

October 21, 2022 By Amanda Schiavo Hospitals and health systems are under mounting pressure to reduce costs, enhance the labor force, and improve the quality of healthcare services for...

August 19, 2022 Rise in patient acuity has been a driver of increases in labor, drug, and supply costs for hospitals creating unsustainable financial challenges. At the outset of the...

Why Healthcare is Unique The healthcare field revolves around one driving force. That is, using the best practice when treating patients to provide the best possible care. In order to...

June 4, 2020 In this time of unprecedented financial and operational upheaval, health systems will need to ‘look under every rock’ to find opportunities to improve their financial...

August 24, 2023 In order to optimize staffing with real-time labor data, organizations must equip their leaders with trustworthy data, in the right format, at the right time. This means...

August 20, 2019 Dynamic Planning is a process that embodies a set of leadership and management principles that allow organizations to maximize their responsiveness to ever-changing...