Health Care
Health Care
The healthcare industry has undergone profound change during recent decades. The aging of the population, new treatment options, changes in technology, and access to information once available only to physicians, have...
For the last three decades healthcare workers have been adjusting to a new work environment—one that puts profits over people. Workers are unsure about their roles in the organization and many struggle to find meaning...
In Business Development for the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industry, Martin Austin describes the basic processes needed to identify new business opportunities and to bring pharmaceutical alliances to a successful...
Many healthcare organizations struggle to communicate effectively with physicians and engage them, particularly when dealing with change implementation. In Inside the Physician Mind, Joseph S. Bujak...
It will not come as news to most Americans that the United States health care system is in critical condition. Each year, fewer people can afford to pay for medical care and fewer businesses can afford to provide...
In the age of consumerism in healthcare, hospitals must reexamine their traditional practices and provide greater sensitivity and responsiveness to patient preferences. In Reinventing the Patient Experience...
While hospital administrators and doctors often have different perspectives on patient care – and consequently take divergent approaches to it – they share the common goal of providing quality care to patients....
Successful leadership is defined in many different ways. Whether an individual is a natural-born leader or learns the skills to become a good leader, having a value system and adhering to it is an integral contributor...
In Exceptional Leadership, authors Carson F. Dye and Andrew N. Garman identify the 16 characteristics of outstanding healthcare leaders. Drawing on decades of healthcare experience and research, the authors identify...
In Seven Strategies to Improve Your Bottom Line, E. Preston Gee outlines different tools and strategies that can help healthcare executives cut costs and improve their hospital’s efficiency and overall...
