Search Tag: Culture
2020 03 Aug
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit nursing homes around the world particularly hard. With the infection spreading among both staff and residents, the consequences have been horrible. A director of one such facility in the U.S., who has survived the disease herself, talks to HealthManagement.org about this devastating experience and the need to change...Read more
2020 03 Aug
The new superheroes of today – those on the frontlines of the COVID-19 fight – are widely acclaimed, but not always properly rewarded. While foundational changes of the system are necessary, there is a much simpler way to acknowledge their efforts, an ethics expert opines. This way, in fact, would turn anyone into a superhero themselves....Read more
2017 28 Jul
Mergers and acquisitions often are made in the hope that business operations can be rationalised so as to provide customers with better products or services. You might also like : Preparing for Health System Integration To achieve the important benefits of integration, culture is key, says Sue Schade, MBA, FHIMSS, Principal at StarBridge Advisors,...Read more
2017 18 Jul
Cultivating a culture of respect and trust among staff is important to the success of an organisation. It can also be a big factor in improving patient care, as shown by the experience of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. At NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, executives found that cultivating a “culture of respect” among staff meant simply listening...Read more
2016 13 Nov
But Only if You Do These Three Things The phrase “culture is king” is thrown around quite a bit in business circles and yet, if you talk to business leaders, you’ll find that there aren’t many who feel that the culture in their organisations is what they would like it to be. The phrase “culture is king” is thrown around quite a bit in business...Read more