Search Tag: administration
2016 27 Sep
We argue that a jumble of rules, protocols, checklists has emerged, which jeopardises not only the pivotal relationship between doctor and patient, but also the quality and costs of care, and the quality of future healthcare workers. It must be emphasised that the introduction of protocols and checklists in clinical medicine has improved care...Read more
2016 21 Jun
Talented managers and successful executives are often faced with the dilemma of being inundated with mentoring requests at the cost of sacrificing time for daily responsibilities. Sally Helgesen, an author, speaker, and leadership development consultant, argues that organisations often try to address the mentor gap by instituting formal...Read more
2016 07 Jun
Continued commitment is needed to drive progress and close the leadership gap in the realisation of strategic goals and objectives for businesses, just as improving diversity remains a priority to many healthcare organisations, according to Witt/Kieffer's latest leadership diversity study . Witt/Kieffer distributed an online survey to a broad...Read more
2016 31 May
Most companies have leaders with the strong operational skills needed to maintain the status quo. But they are facing a critical deficit: they lack people in positions of power with the know-how, experience, and confidence required to tackle what management scientists call “wicked problems.” Such problems can’t be solved by a single command,...Read more
2016 17 May
Executives in the healthcare sector know they need to work hard to create an environment that fosters the healing process and many are now resorting to spiritual health to improve their own personal capabilities, writes Shannon Barnet of Becker’s Hospital Review . Three healthcare leaders — Sister Carol Keehan, president and CEO of the Washington,...Read more
2014 29 Sep
A team of patient safety experts at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine is embarking on a study to see if there are ways in which patient safety can be improved and risks minimised through the reduction of computer provider order entry (CPOE) errors. Entering orders into the wrong patient’s computer record can result...Read more
2014 29 Sep
Eric de Roodenbeke is the Chief Executive Officer of the International Hospital Federation (IHF), a position he has held since 2008. He earned a PhD in Health Economics at the University of Paris 1, Sorbonne as well as a Hospital Administration Diploma from ENSP Rennes and a Diploma in Public Health from the University of Nancy, all in France....Read more
2014 15 Jul
The next president of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) will be Joan Peppard, who will assume the role when Dr. Roberto Frontini’s association presidency ends in June 2015. Ms. Peppard was elected to the office in June during the EAHP’s General Assembly in Sofia, and is now serving as the organisation’s President-Elect. Her term...Read more
2014 03 Jun
A team of Canadian researchers investigating the use of a communication tool within an acute healthcare organisation reports that dialogues improved among staff and between staff, patients and their families. Communication was evaluated before and after implementation of the tool, with participants self-reporting their levels of satisfaction. Leadership...Read more
2014 02 Jun
When Circle Holdings took over the 40 million-pound debt of Hinchingbrooke Hospital in the town of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire in 2012, it was the first time a private firm had stepped in to manage a struggling NHS hospital. Two years into the 10-year deal, the facility’s deficit has been reduced and it is expected to break even in 2014. 'Dysfunctional'...Read more
2014 16 May
The National Healthcare Innovation Summit began in Boston on May 14 with a keynote speech by author and consultant Ian Morrison. A specialist in the future of healthcare and its changing business environment, Morrison foresees some storms ahead for American hospital administrators and the people they serve. The Triple Aim...Read more