A study says those that do double their chances of readmission within two months. Understanding why this happens and what can be done about it is important.

Clinicians practicing meditation techniques are reporting less stress, and more medical institutions are taking note.

These key steps will get you using your natural brain strength when trying to organize your time.

Health organizations must consider both operations and strategy in the planning process to survive and thrive in the new healthcare era. By doing so with careful planning and execution, practices can maximize revenue, reduce expenses, grow their prac...

This article describes how a predicted number of no-shows can be reliably obtained (within the limits of statistics) and used to inform decisions on padding schedules to mitigate against the adverse effects of no-shows.

This article discusses leadership styles and four habits of effective practice managers.

The aims of this study were: (1) to investigate the effectiveness of organizational level interventions in minimizing the occurrence of NSIs among the nurses employed in a hospital ED; and (2) to quantify the impact of such interventions on the safet...

This article explores the what and why of workplace drama and strategies to minimize it.

Meetings are supposed to be helpful, but they do the opposite when they’re excessive, badly timed or poorly run.

Research shows people — including physicians — travel through two stages while pursuing a goal. Understanding the process can help us stay the course.

Here are four ways to spark creativity at work when your brain’s in a rut.

Although practices should perform some internal auditing, if this is the only auditing done, there is the risk of the “fox watching the henhouse” effect. There are many considerations in establishing an audit program for physician practices, but the ...