The Pitfalls of Politics for Healthcare Executives
Keeping political opinions discreet is common sense, but hospital executives are facing added scrutiny from employers and board members. A recent article in Becker’s Hospital Review provides a helpful refresher course on the potential pitfalls of party politics: “CEOs...Five Common Leadership Errors in the Healthcare Industry
Becker’s Hospital Review recently published an article on five common management mistakes within health systems that lead to failure and business erosion. The first among those listed was inadequate development of the next generation of leaders. When organizations...PwC Report: 2015 Top Issues in the Healthcare Industry
Each year PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) interviews industry experts and healthcare consumers to produce a list of top issues impacting the industry. This informative report, which was published last month by PwC’s Health Research Institute (HRI), devotes one page...How CMS Develops New Payment and Service Delivery Models
CMS is developing and testing new payment and service delivery models in accordance with the Affordable Care Act and other legislation. Some models are designed to demonstrate whether various approaches are more effective than others at improving care and/or fostering...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.