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Hospitals Lack in Quality, Cost Effectiveness

WASHINGTON – Most hospitals fail to achieve quality and cost effectiveness standards set by The Leapfrog Group, according to a survey Leapfrog released Wednesday. Read More...

Challenges in Collaboration for Hospital and Physician Leaders

One of the greatest challenges physicians and hospital leaders face is setting mutually beneficial goals and skillfully collaborating to achieve results. A physician client once said the primary obstacle to productive collaboration between medical staff and the hospital was “misaligned goals” Read More...

Clinician Engagement Delivers Results

The evidence is mounting that healthcare systems must engage clinician leaders to deliver superior results.  Those hospital CEOs who invited physicians into the leadership role were once lone rangers, visionaries on the leading edge of innovation.  Given the results they’ve achieved, it’s clear that those who do not engage clinicians will soon be challenged to compete in the ever-tougher healthcare marketplace. Read More...

Physicians Crave Learning

An observation on physician career satisfaction based on about ten years of intensive coaching and leadership development training: Read More...