Most people don't realize that hospitals are run by boards, and even for people who work in hospitals, the board is shrouded in...Read More »
Change never really ends. Medical staff members, leaders, and hospital administrators at Better Times Hospital learned many valuable lessons from...Read More »
To a patient, whether a physician is employed by the hospital or practices independently makes no difference, but for the medical...Read More »
Almost every hospital employs physicians and expects to employ more in the future. Many hospitals have established service lines...Read More »
The guiding coalition at Better Times Hospital has revisited its original proposition, called 3-6-9. The original vision included...Read More »
Back in the "old days," physicians who practiced in the community also practiced in the hospital, so defining who belonged in the...Read More »
The only thing harder than initiating change is sustaining it. It has been six months since Better Times Hospital held its...Read More »
In the last installment, the medical staff model change initiative at Better Times Hospital hit the wall. The guiding coalition...Read More »
Hospitals and physicians spend millions of dollars in legal fees, along with years of litigation and court hearings, on medical...Read More »
As part of President Obama's executive order "Improving Regulations and Regulatory Review," which aims to reduce unnecessarily...Read More »
