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Hospital executives and physicians need to forge working relationships if they're going to weather rough times ahead.
A Different View of Information
Disappointing results from information systems stem from two causes: the way we see information and the way we try to manage it.
Niche players aren’t the only competitors threatening hospitals.
Health care could learn a few things from upstart airlines.
Health care would do well to study Wal-Mart's use of information technology.
Excellent results come from pride in work.
Predicting the future is risky business, at best. It’s better to plan for the possibilities.
Larry Mathis, former head of The Methodist Hospital, explains in a new book why hospitals are so difficult to lead.
There are no simple formulas for governing an interconnected, ever-changing system.
It’s not easy to decide which of our projects should receive more of our attention.
20 Years of Health Care Marketing
A look back at some strategies that worked - and some that didn’t.
Get outside the box, notice the view from another perspective, embrace new experiences. To be truly excellent, a leader must step away from tired agendas.
There are better ways to bring physician practices into a health care organization than owning and controlling them.
Lists are poised to become a powerful force in health care. They deserve more than accidental development.
Strategy: What It Is, How It Works, Why It Fails
When health care leaders subordinate strategy to operational concerns, the result is often strategic failure on a grand and expensive scale.
What to watch for in the next three years as the Internet transforms the health care landscape.
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