Disaster Preparedness Entails Advance Planning, Ability to Adjust
Health systems can prepare for large-scale disasters by installing a command system, drilling on procedures, partnering with community agencies, and being able to adjust on the fly.
Practical Physician Engagement Strategies for Value-Based Care (Part II)
Change management approaches can help health system leaders engage physicians in value-oriented efforts to reduce clinical variation.
Building Trust with Physicians During Times of Disruption
Changing the funds-flow model can disrupt age-old processes at an academic medical center. The CEO of a Wisconsin health system offers advice for physician leaders on how they can align physicians when altering the funds flow and making other cultural changes.
Why Health Systems Need to Emphasize Systemness Now More Than Ever
John McLean explores the idea of systemness in a time of rapid change in the healthcare industry.
Creating a Generation of Health-Literate Adolescents
Allison Gertel-Rosenberg explains why Nemours Children’s Health System has developed a curriculum that educates teenagers about navigating the healthcare system.
How Providers and Insurers can Collaborate to Manage the Cost of Genetic Testing
The cost of genetic testing and therapy, often a deterrent to a potentially beneficial treatment, can be made more manageable if providers and insurers work together.
Keys to Growing High-Value Service Lines
Growing top-performing service lines can be an effective strategy for healthcare organizations to advance their business objectives.
How to Grow High-Value Service Lines Effectively
Growing top-performing service lines can be an effective strategy for healthcare organizations to advance their business objectives.
Physician Distribution, Mobility, Fair Market Value and Compensation Surveys
An analysis of regional differences in physician compensation coupled with the general tendency against long-distance relocation shows there is no truly national market for established physicians. Rather, local market conditions must be considered in setting fair market value.
The Critical Role of Health Systems in the Nation’s Response to the Opioid Crisis
Although state and federal programs dedicated to the opioid crisis are helpful, communities—specifically hospitals and health systems—must be dedicated to making improvements.