Cindy Cannon VP of Financial Planning Mass General Brigham Carolyn Coggins VP, Finance Strategy Planning & Analytics Legacy Health Melissa Damm Division CFO, Central Providence Kelly Dornheggen Sr. Director, Operational Finance TriHealth Sean Fadden VP of Finance, Peaks Region Intermountain Health Sheri Feeney CFO, Clinical Network Operations & Clinical Institutes Providence […]
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Andrea Abbott Medical Director for Cancer Quality and Comprehensive Breast Program MUSC Health Alison Bartfield Medical Director, Senior Strategy Service Line; Interim VP, Quality & Clinical Effectiveness Baptist Health Nicole Berwald Medical Director Staten Island University Hospital (site CMO), Northwell Health Kevin G. Billingsley Chief Medical Officer Yale Cancer Center, Smilow Cancer […]
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Clinician burnout is an IT leader’s concern After years of navigating the many and varied challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians are burned out. If you work in health care, you already know this and have read articles detailing just how dire the situation is. And while clinician burnout is undoubtedly a top priority for […]
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Pharmacy’s complexity problem Gone are the days when a patient would simply discuss a prescription with their provider, go to their local pharmacy, and leave with their medication. As with most areas in health care, yesterday’s streamlined experience is a far cry from today’s reality. Much more is happening behind the scenes due to the […]
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With health systems pursuing cost-cutting measures in tandem with new revenue opportunities, pharmacy offers a frequently overlooked—but high-value—opportunity to meet both needs. Done well, health system-owned pharmacy services improve patient engagement and avoid unnecessary clinical costs. As a bonus, giving patients the opportunity to fill their prescriptions within the health system drives revenue inside the […]
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In our previous article, we discussed the need for a remote work strategy and outlined the key steps to develop a robust strategy. Of the four steps, health system executives repeatedly identify culture as particularly challenging to get right. And we get it. Culture can seem like an elusive and slippery idea. But let’s […]
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Two-thirds of full-time U.S. workers report they would immediately start looking for a new job with flexibility if their ability to work from home was taken away—and 39% would quit.1 Clearly, based on this data and other sources, remote work is here to stay. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the move to remote work for […]
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Healthcare has a transparency problem. In the first blog of this series, we looked at this challenge through the patient lens. Now, we pivot to look at how this lack of transparency impacts providers. Namely, providers don’t have decision-support tools capable of optimizing patient care. It’s a lose-lose situation – and it plays out every […]
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In our first article in this series, we talked about building your total rewards strategy. Now, let’s dig into some questions to gut-check whether it is working: Are your employees consistently maximizing the benefits available to them? Are your employees and broader community recognizing your organization’s investments in employee benefits? Is your total rewards […]
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Healthcare’s labor market has never been more challenging. Thoughtful investment in a total rewards strategy is an often overlooked, underutilized way to address your workforce engagement and retention issues. We are all familiar with today’s healthcare challenges. Persistent labor shortages, rising inflation and narrowing margins are crippling health systems’ best efforts to maintain a healthy […]
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