How do Healthcare Executives Define “Population Health?”
Today, the concept of population health is more important in the healthcare industry than ever before. It has played a large role in many healthcare trends from payer-provider collaboration to hospital-community partnerships. Yet it remains a somewhat subjective term...How to Understand Rising Costs in the Healthcare Industry
Becker’s Hospital Review recently published a comprehensive roundup of statistics related to rising healthcare costs. This week’s blog looks at some of the key takeaways. With each passing year, healthcare spending in the United States has continued to rise and 2015...
Accelerate Success: The Power of Executive Onboarding
The first few weeks and months of an executive’s tenure are critical. Getting it right can dramatically accelerate the transformation of a new recruit or promotion into a fully functioning business leader. But getting it wrong can be very costly. In fact, recent...How Kaiser and Lakeland Health Approach Innovation by Focusing on People
For Dr. Loren Hamel and Dr. Benjamin Chu, the key to innovation within the healthcare industry lies with people. Dr. Hamel serves as CEO of Lakeland Health, an organization responsible for numerous hospitals, practices, and clinics across Southwestern Michigan. Dr....About Author
Jim Wiederhold
Jim believes his 39 years of experience--particularly his more than 26 years in healthcare--has prepared him well for what he does. His wealth of experience spans key areas, including finance, operations, management, leadership, sales and sales management, corporate, contingency, contractual and retained recruiting, outplacement and transition work and executive coaching.