As a consultant, I often evaluate cardiovascular services. Whether it is a large academic medical center with more than 1,000 beds, offering a full suite of cardiac services including complex…
The Advisory Board recently presented several trends related to information that CEOs need to know in 2024. Several of the key areas were that hospitals are seeing higher acuity patients,…
A Tragic Incident: The Urgent Need for Coronary Bypass Surgery Recently, a friend told me a disturbing story. Her mother was distraught because her good friend had gone to the…
Visual management is a form of communication used in management which has roots in manufacturing operations, like Lean and Six Sigma, but with opportunities to apply to many other industries,…
When I started my first real job in radiology, I was 19 years old, 5’2”, and maybe 100 pounds soaking wet. My patients all thought I was a “candy striper”…
WOW… what a year it has been! And still is in some areas of the country, unfortunately. As many organizations rebound from the devastating and challenging impact of COVID on…
