July/August 2024

HUMOR is an acronym for remembering essential elements for building a strong leadership foundation. Each element offers an opportunity for connectivity with those you lead.

This article shares our experiences in designing a physician compensation model for a physician-owned multispecialty group.

Klasko and Terry offer a novel proposal for reforming healthcare financing and delivery without adopting Medicare for all, and they emphasize the importance of doctors having a stake in the healthcare system and address the mistrust that currently ex...

The essence of success in a medical practice is the human connection between the patient and the practice. That human-to-human relationship should be something the patient notices, remembers, and tells others about while describing the positive inter...

Integrated behavioral health programs require a different approach to healthcare delivery.

Patient-centered care is a common industry term that resonates deeply, yet truly successful implementation of it remains an enigma for most patient-care environments.

The field of healthcare is experiencing significant changes. The days of fee-for-service are being replaced by pay-for-performance.

Value-based care, a healthcare delivery model in which providers are paid based on patient health outcomes and the quality of services rendered, has the potential to reduce overall healthcare costs and transform the healthcare industry. Physician eng...

The Chief Nursing Officer and the Chief Medical Officer are responsible for the oversight of clinical outcomes within a complex and rapidly changing environment. Much attention has been paid to the interplay between these strategic executive roles. A...

In this episode of SoundPractice, host Mike Sacopulos speaks with Francesca Arnoldy, a death doula and author of The Death Doula’s Guide to Living Fully and Dying Prepared.

An aging workforce, shrinking talent pool, and intensified competition will put healthcare organizations under increasing pressure in the years to come. The benefits of succession planning have never been more apparent. Yet many organizations do not ...

Physicians need more background and understanding of the importance of using marketing techniques to build their practices. Following a few basic principles can enhance the experience of existing patients as well as attract new patients to your pract...

This article highlights the legal risks and the due diligence necessary when considering how to manage the agency relationship between physicians and advanced practice providers.

This article examines how a midsize community hospital designed a readmission reduction project with the goal of decreasing readmissions for patients with a primary diagnosis of congestive heart failure.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential cost implications for hospitals when shifting from sterile water and saline to in-house distilled water for wound care and surgical procedures.