Telemedicine: New Solution or Additional Challenge?

Telemedicine: New Solution or Additional Challenge?

By: Allison McCarthy, MBA Technology is increasingly being used to expand access to physician services. While teleradiology has become standard practice, use of technology is quickly advancing into primary, critical (ICU), psychiatry and many other care specialty...

Eight Ways to Get Your Team On Board with Onboarding

By: Allison McCarthy, MBA “In any team sport, the best teams have consistency and chemistry.” – Roger Staubach From the indifferent leader (who just doesn’t get what onboarding “is for”) to the Medical Director (who is supportive but uninvolved), people expect...
Drive Results by Developing Relationships

Drive Results by Developing Relationships

By: Allison McCarthy, MBA Two current biographies, Unbroken and 41, highlight the importance of our relationships, not only in crisis situations, but also in the growth of our careers.  The moral of these stories: None of us can achieve success on our own.  Unbroken,...
One Small Change Can Change Everything

One Small Change Can Change Everything

By: Allison McCarthy, MBA In her book, The Sweet Spot, Christina Carter, PhD says, “Our lives are like a set of interlocking gears of varying sizes. Often, we try to improve our lives by moving the large gears…” Dr. Carter goes on to explain that,...

Teamwork is a Must

By: Allison McCarthy, MBA I love football season and am surrounded by New England Patriots’ fanatics. Earlier this season after losing to the Green Bay Packers, the Pats headed straight to San Diego.  While spending a week together may have seemed like a simple...
A New FOCUS for the New Year

A New FOCUS for the New Year

By: Allison McCarthy, MBA How much we can change our results is often a function of focus.  We live in a world of distractions with our computers and smart phones chirping at us with emails, phone calls or text messages.  We’ve become so used to working this way...