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Revisiting Strategy Using Your Financial Plan
By Jason H. Sussman, Dawn M. Samaris, and Jared S. Langus
Using a detailed case example, the authors illustrate the need for healthcare organizations to revisit their financial plans before making and implementing key strategic decisions. Read the article.
Case Study: Letting the Balanced Scorecard Guide Your Strategy
By Thomas Mroczkowski
Since adopting a balanced scorecard approach to strategic management, Northern Michigan Regional Health System has attained major improvement in patient satisfaction and other key metrics. Read the case study.
Maximizing Your Medicare DSH Payment Stream
By Scott Houk
By proactively managing five key factors, hospitals may be able to increase—or qualify for—DSH payments. Read the article.
State DSH Payment Percentages Vary Significantly
By William O. Cleverley
Comparing your hospital's 2008 and 2009 DSH payment percentages against average state percentages provides insight into your relative position. Read the article.
Visionaries Wanted: Responding to the Challenges of Reform
A commentary by Jeffrey C. Bauer
Health care needs creative leaders with the skills and passion to imagine how the pieces of the healthcare puzzle could be put together differently. Read the commentary.
Seizing Opportunities in the Imaging Shake Up
by John McHugh and David Paushter, MD
Savvy hospitals and health systems can employ three strategies to identify potentially viable business opportunities as the imaging fallout unfolds. Read the article.
Spring 2010 Web Extras
An ED Improvement Project Improves Patient Flow and Satisfaction
An interview with Dave MacDonald
Over a six-month period, St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, Penn. pinpointed the sources of strained hospital capacity and ED bottlenecks—and virtually eliminated these problems. Average wait time for patients being admitted has declined by 16 percent, and patient satisfaction scores soared from the 75th to the 95th percentile. Read the article.
What Successful Hospitals Are Doing to Deliver Best in Value
by John R. Morrow and David Potash
Ten tips for healthcare organizations interested in joining the ranks of top-value hospitals identified in the 2009-2010 Hospital Value Index.™ Read the article.
Kick-Start Your Management Team to Achieve Transformational Change
By Rita E. Numerof and Bill Ott
Are your managers equipped to transform care delivery? Learn how to kick-start managerial performance to meet market expectations for higher-quality care at lower costs. Read the article.
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