By Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA Today’s internal climate can be characterized as one that desires immediate gratification and measurable results, and lives life with one eye – or maybe almost two eyes – focused on what’s next. The imperative is to show results immediately,...
By: David F. Zirkle. PhD Hospitals and healthcare systems frequently conduct a variety of studies to support their planning efforts. However, the data is often used to support the project objectives for which the study was done and little consideration is given as to...
Author: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA Time and again, the weapon used to kill many of healthcare’s best ideas is internal process and politics. The scenario: A creative, dedicated healthcare professional earnestly sets out to sell others on the value of the idea, and...
By David F. Zirkle, PhD Market researchers have known for quite some time that individuals become more reflective as the year winds down. Human nature drives most of us to assess the past year and plan for the coming one. This would seem an ideal time to approach...
By Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA Every organization has a physician or two that has “a reputation” – and we are not talking about the good kind of reputation. Regardless of your role in the continuum of physician strategy, there are times when you leave a conversation with a...
By David F. Zirkle, PhD Most healthcare organizations have caught up with their counterparts in other industries and now are awash in rich data sources to support planning and business development efforts. While new data sources have become available, a long-time...
