Building a Pipeline
Nowhere is the need for innovative thinking more apparent than in healthcare recruiting. We get expert advice on leading-edge techniques.
 
Technology: Modeling Success
New tools and tighter controls can help hospitals keep PC maintenance under control.
 
Management: Easing In
Donna King, chief nurse executive at Advocate Illinois, tells the story of lower turnover, happier staff, and better patient care thanks to a nurse residency program.
 
Legal: New Era
The recent Florida Supreme Court ruling on peer-review privileges may signal a shift in patient and physician rights.
 
Finance: Easy Pay
Finance expert Nancy Fragus says hospitals and clinical practices of all sizes can benefit from promoting patient payment programs.
 
Best Practices: Right Care, Right Time
Palliative care programs are gaining momentum as a way to help hospitals deal with patients suffering complex conditions.
 
Aspen Valley Hospital: Critical Difference
Dave Ressler outlines the path this critical access hospital took to move from striving to thriving.
 
Care Station Medical Group: Slow and Steady
A gradual evolution has enabled this primary care medical group to flex with industry trends. Dr. Richard Bezozo explains.
 
Central Baptist Hospital: More Than Medicine
President and CEO Bill Sisson discusses the strength of this general acute care facility and his desire to look beyond the competition of healthcare.
 
Physicians First: Central Utah Clinic
Scott Barlow divulges how a physician-knows-best attitude has helped this medical group to cut costs and deliver better care in a healthcare crisis.
 
CSAAC: Epidemic Issues
Ian Paregol describes this autism service provider’s effort to shed more light on a growing problem.
 
Delphi Healthcare Partners: Life Savers
This contract management and physician recruiting firm is relieving the strain on hospitals and physicians, says David Joyce.
 
Florida’s Blood Centers: There Will Be Blood
Anne Chinoda describes how Florida’s largest blood service provider works to increase donations and promote prevention.
 
Franklin United Methodist Community: Continuing to Care
To ensure another 50 years of success, this faith-based CCRC is investing in its facilities and people. Dr. Joe Trueblood provides the details.
 
Highlands Regional Medical Center: Upping the Ante
Harold Warman explains the measures one Kentucky hospital is taking to remain independent and increase the accessibility of its growing number of services.
 
B-K Medical Systems: Pioneering Imaging
Close customer relationships and a focus on continuous improvement led this urology ultrasound market leader to growth. Renaud Maloberti explains.
 
Ista Pharmaceuticals: Rising Above
Dr. Vicente Anido, Jr. details how this ophthalmic pharmaceutical company rose from the ashes to become an industry leader.
 
Medi-Dyn: Ahead of the Game
Scott Brown explains how this hospital support management company helps its clients improve infection control and patient satisfaction.
 
Second Opinion: The Right Direction
Managing editor Michael Sharkey says HHS's Hospital Compare site is getting better, but still has quite a way to go.
 
Contrarian Edge: Where’s the Urgency for the Emergency?
Healtcare guru Clay Sherman wants to know why it's taking so long to develop and implement digital medical records.
 
Dose of Reality: The Way It Should Be
Editor-in-chief Jill Rose is glad to see some health insurers are realizing it’s less expensive to keep people healthy than to treat them after they become ill.