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Time for Reconciliation

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.

Bare Knuckle Competition

Niche players aren’t the only competitors threatening hospitals.

Lessons from the Airlines

Health care could learn a few things from upstart airlines.

Time to Wal-Mart Health Care

Health care would do well to study Wal-Mart's use of information technology.

The Spirit of Craftsmanship

Excellent results come from pride in work.

Planning for the Unknown

Predicting the future is risky business, at best.  It’s better to plan for the possibilities.

Leadership and Complexity

Larry Mathis, former head of The Methodist Hospital, explains in a new book why hospitals are so difficult to lead.

Managing Complexity

There are no simple formulas for governing an interconnected, ever-changing system.

When to Pay Attention

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.

Seeing Different

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.

A Model of Cooperation

There are better ways to bring physician practices into a health care organization than owning and controlling them.

The Health Care Ranking Lists

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.

www.healthcarefuture.com

What to watch for in the next three years as the Internet transforms the health care landscape.

 

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