Staff Development

A Comprehensive Approach to Engaging Physicians

Giving physician leaders better tools to conduct annual performance reviews has helped one Canadian hospital provide more meaningful feedback to physicians and improved engagement. More engaged physicians have helped the organization raise its patient satisfaction scores.

Laura Ramos Hegwer June 14, 2018

Why Organizational Culture is Critical to Success

Effective leadership requires good communications skills as well as a strong vision.

Libby Gill June 5, 2018

Clinician or Non-Clinician: Stakeholders Weigh in on the Best Fits for the C-Suite

Although clinical leaders often make for effective C-suite members, industry experts say healthcare organizations should prioritize leadership qualities over a specific type of background.

Rachael Zimlich May 21, 2018

Value-Based Employee Compensation in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility

Tying employee compensation directly to performance, rather than experience, can encourage better job performance.

Joe Ryan PT, DPT, MBA, c/NDT May 7, 2018

Q&A: Value-Based Payment Models Require New Workforce Approaches

Newer models provide an opportunity to use staffing strategies to fill in care gaps in a way that enhances healthcare quality, leaders say.

Nick Hut April 24, 2018

How Diversity in Executive Teams Contributes to Financial Success

Organizations with high levels of diversity and inclusion perform better on key business metrics, according to a new report and the experiences of health system leaders.

Lola Butcher April 24, 2018

Value-Based Care Requires More Versatile Talent

As the lines between health plans and providers blur in today’s integrated healthcare organizations, leaders recognize the benefits of sharing and developing talent across traditional organizational and industry boundaries.

Laura Ramos Hegwer April 23, 2018

Healthcare Finance Literacy: a New Workforce Competency

Given that finance is integral to every decision that is made in healthcare organizations today, everyone on the team should have a basic understanding of healthcare finance.

Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA April 23, 2018

Low Nurse Staffing Can Cost a Facility Millions of Dollars

Brian Hudson explains how the ongoing nursing shortage can affect a healthcare organization’s bottom line.

Brian Hudson January 31, 2018

Beyond Stereotypes: What Really Matters to Women in the Workplace

Beyond Stereotypes: What Really Matters to Women in the Workplace

Georgene Huang December 15, 2017
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