I thought this was an interesting article I wanted to share with our readers. Changes in Healthcare Make an Impact Medicine is undergoing significant changes — some for the better and others less so. Compensation has increased slightly in 19 specialties; the income gap between men and women is narrowing; ACOs are making their impact […]
Read MoreSo much attention is paid to whether employees are “engaged” in their jobs or not. But managers at all levels need to periodically ask themselves a similar question: Are YOU engaged in managing your employees? In an effort to “empower” their staffs, too many managers take a completely hands-off approach, leaving employees alone unless they […]
Read MoreI thought this was an article our followers would like to read. That which walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, is not always actually a duck. That’s the argument the American Medical Association has been using for decades to block public access to doctors’ Medicare billing records. The AMA worries that people […]
Read MoreDelayed administration of epinephrine for patients with in-hosptial cardiac arrest is associated with increased mortality, according to a retrospective study in BMJ. Using a resuscitation registry, researchers identified 25,000 inpatients who had a cardiac arrest with a nonshockable rhythm (e.g., asystole or pulseless electrical activity). Only 10% survived to discharge. Mortality increased in a stepwise […]
Read MoreGood employers and leaders will create and foster more engaged employees, who help make organizations more productive and successful, according to the Gallup Business Journal. Gallup examined 32 companies that employed a collective 600,000 people across seven industries, including healthcare, and found engaged employees outnumber disengaged employees nine to one at these companies. As employee […]
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