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Turnover in any position costs you real money. Turnover of good people leaving because they don’t want to work with your bad hires costs you even more. Nationally about 50 percent of new hires fail. Of those who succeed, only about 20 percent are top performers. But about 90 percent of failures are unrelated to […]
Read MoreManagers, supervisors and team leaders have a responsibility to address others’ concerns and behavior in a way that’s both effective and considerate. How you say something is what people will remember about the conversation, so exercise caution when speaking about almost any topic. Be a coach instead of a critic! Here are six things anyone […]
Read MoreGiving feedback is an important legal and practical management task—and certainly not an easy one. Many managers make the mistake of dishing out feedback only when employees do something wrong. But praise can also be an effective motivational tool, if used correctly. From where you sit, you see it all. Use your position to strengthen […]
Read MoreI wanted to share this with our readers since most of us practice in a hospital. The producer price index for acute-care hospitals increased 1.7 percent between September 2013 and September 2014, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Overall hospital prices also increased 0.2 percent between August and September. The PPI for […]
Read MoreThis is another general article about payments that can effect our specialty. Providers and payers still must work on forging high-functioning partnerships On the face of it, the industry is making great strides toward adopting value-oriented payment models, but the question of whether or not the industry is also reducing costs and improving care quality […]
Read MoreAuthors: Shafi S et al., J Am Coll Surg 2014 Aug 219:189 In this study of five trauma centers, compliance with clinical practice guidelines varied widely, and increased compliance was associated with reduced risk for death. To determine if there is an association between trauma guideline compliance and mortality rates in moderately and severely injured […]
Read MoreThis is a general article about cutting expenses not just in our specialist but I thought our followers would want to read it. Aside from growing the top line, reducing operating expenses is the only way to improve the bottom line In an era of mounting fiscal uncertainty marked by flat, or even downward trending, […]
Read MoreThis is another study I thought our pain physicians would like reading even with it being based in the ER. Published in Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Sep;32(9):1068-73 Authors: Mazer-Amirshahi M et al OBJECTIVE: Although not recommended as first line therapy by consensus guidelines, opioid analgesics are commonly used to treat headaches. This study evaluates trends […]
Read MoreEvery manager has to deal with a certain amount of pessimistic, hostile or uncooperative behavior at times. It’s just part of the workplace. But a hard-core negative attitude that starts with just one employee can quickly infect an entire department (or sometimes a whole company) if you don’t rein it in quickly. The ugly result: […]
Read MoreWhat is the Essence of leadership? What are the qualities one must posses to be a truly great leader? It seems throughout history going back thousands of years, there are essential qualities of character every great leader possessed. Regardless of how much the world changes around us. The essence of leadership remains the same. The […]
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