New healthcare reimbursement and delivery systems mean more clinicians have a career path that leads to the top of the organizational chart. While the majority of hospitals today do not have physicians at the helm, more and more doctors and nurses are tak
Solving Healthcare’s Risk-Sharing Riddle: Hospitals Turn to Physician Leaders for Answers
As a consultant to health care executives on organizational design, the number one priority I hear from my clients these days is finding physician leaders capable of implementing change across their organization. If you wonder why physician leaders as opp
Three ways to cut audit management costs: Leading health systems speak out
According to the American Hospital Association’s RAC Trac survey for the fourth quarter of 2013, 68 percent of hospitals reported spending more than $10,000 managing the RAC process, while 50 percent spent more than $25,000 and 12 percent spent more than
Physician Assistants Key Component of Value-Based System
A new survey released by the American Academy of Physician Assistants, takes a temperature check on Americans’ perception of physician assistants (PAs) as health care providers. The study, conducted by Harris Poll, included responses from 680 people who p