The Michigan Medical Group Managers Association had a conference recently in Mt. Pleasant, MI. The theme of the conference was “Medical Management: Coaching Your Team to a Winning Season.”
Two speakers—Lloyd Carr, former head football coach of the University of Michigan Wolverines, and Lou Rabaut, partner of law firm Warner Norcross & Judd—both delivered excellent lessons on leadership. Several of the …
It is an axiom of business that employee engagement produces many positive results, no matter what the setting—manufacturing or service. This is true for healthcare as well.
Employee engagement produces a better product or service. In healthcare, engaged employees produce enhanced patient outcomes. When employees are engaged there is less turnover, which reduces training costs. Engaged employees are problem solvers.
How …
In early 2011 Department of Health and Human Services will be issuing guidelines for the formation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s) for CMS (Medicaid and Medicare).
I know of several organizations looking into this type of organization as they anticipate the new guidelines. There seems to be great anticipation of the guidelines in various health care publications that I have recently read. On December 18, 2010 on the Health Affairs website …
Many healthcare organizations are contemplating making dramatic changes in the way they do business and treat patients. Some of these are driven by the recently passed Accountable Care Act and the Tarp Bill. They are planning on adopting electronic medical records, becoming Accountable Care Organizations or becoming Patient-Centered Medical homes.
Unfortunately, like many businesses, they will undergo a lot of stress and loss of resources in time and money in making …
Spring cleaning is a tradition in many homes. The occupants open up the home to the spring air, thoroughly clean the home, and sort through the accumulated goods, getting rid of things not used for a long time and which no one wants anymore. It gives one a sense of accomplishment, makes for a more pleasant surrounding and frees up space.
Is this something that you do at your healthcare site …
As Bob Dylan sang so long ago, The Times They Are A-Changin’. Some like change; some do not.
Consider these change scenarios:
* One of the important scenes of change for health care providers is the national debate on health care coverage currently playing out in Washington D.C. Some are very vocal in their support. The media covers many of the vocal opponents. Certainly some sort of change will come out of …
Recently I was on a canoe trip in Ontario, Canada with a close friend. As he and I were portaging our gear and canoe between two lakes I was thinking that the uphill path was difficult and wondered how many more steps it would take. The sooner it was done the better.
I often find myself counting steps during my daily activities as I know that the fewer physical steps it …
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