by Jim Wiederhold | Sep 18, 2014 | Development, General, Job Search, Networking, Planning, Tips, Transition, Uncategorized
America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the trade association that represents over 1,300 health insurance companies, made newsworthy comments last week on the relationship between hospital M&A activity and rising costs for patients and employers. AHIP Vice...
by Jim Wiederhold | Sep 10, 2014 | Development, General, Job Search, Networking, Planning, Tips, Transition, Uncategorized
The Harvard Business Review published a blog last week titled, “Nine Habits That Lead to Terrible Decisions.” The authors conducted a study to determine the factors that contribute to poor decisions. After analyzing data from 50,000 leaders, they found nine factors...
by Jim Wiederhold | Sep 4, 2014 | Development, General, Job Search, Networking, Planning, Tips, Transition, Uncategorized
In an article published last month, Billian’s HealthDATA noted a 37% increase in executive moves during the first six months of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013. These moves included CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CMOs, CNOs, VPs and Director-level positions. To help...
by Jim Wiederhold | Aug 27, 2014 | ACHE, Balance, Career Development, Development, Executive Coaching, General, Healthcare Industry, Interim, Job Search, Leadership, Networking, Outplacement, Planning, Tips, Transition, Uncategorized
Financial pressures continue to take their toll on rural hospitals. Many of these small facilities are working to develop and implement strategies to stay viable, however their situations are challenging, to say the least. Here’s a roundup of recent activities...
by Jim Wiederhold | Aug 21, 2014 | ACHE, Balance, Career Development, Development, Executive Coaching, General, Healthcare Industry, Interim, Job Search, Leadership, Networking, Outplacement, Planning, Tips, Transition, Uncategorized
Becker’s Hospital Review recently asked 14 healthcare CEO’s to describe the most important aspect of their job. Some of their responses may surprise you. Annette Cantino, CEO of a commercial insurer in New Jersey, replied, “Early on, it was clear to me that if I was...
by Jim Wiederhold | Aug 14, 2014 | ACHE, Balance, Career Development, Development, Executive Coaching, General, Healthcare Industry, Interim, Job Search, Leadership, Networking, Outplacement, Planning, Tips, Transition, Uncategorized
Last week the American Hospital Association published an article about smart strategies to reduce costs. The article also includes a link to a 16-page report from Booz/PwC titled, “Health System Fitness: A Proven Approach to Transformational Cost Reduction.” Five...
