Barlow/McCarthy Blog
Check back often to hear from our talented team of consultants. Topics covered include: Physician Relations, Physician Recruitment, Practice Marketing, Medical Staff Development, Community Health Needs Assessments, etc.
Decision Hygiene in Healthcare
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA Did you happen to catch Seth Godin’s blog on getting to market faster? Even the thought brings a smile to most healthcare strategists! Just getting to market is often painful, never mind the faster part. Taking on the organization’s...
6 Ways to Better Manage Change in Healthcare
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA Did I leave the topic of change hanging? A few weeks ago I blogged about why change is so hard (10 Reasons Why Healthcare Resists Change). Since then I’ve had some of you ask, “Well, are you going to give us some ideas to make it easier?”...
Collaborating with Colleagues: The Key to Physician Recruitment Success
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA These days, the words, “If only…” resounds within physician recruitment. If only… “Practice management would communicate their open positions sooner...” If only…"Marketing took a more active role in creating physician recruitment promotional...
10 Reasons Why Healthcare Resists Change
By: Kriss Barlow, RN MBA I think a lot about how to help people feel good about change. Most often, organizations bring in a consultant, like me, to help them make a change internally, such as initiating a new program or growing the staff’s skills. Perhaps it goes...
Sowing the Seeds of Relationship Sales
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA This time of year signals the time to start planting, at least here in the north central states. Gardening is a wonderful journey really, placing small seeds in the ground, anticipating a bounty of blooms in late summer. Seeds only grow,...
Leadership Support for Physician Recruitment
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA One of the themes we heard at the recent ASPR (Association of Staff Physician Recruiters) Annual Conference was the challenge in getting leadership to fully understand the complexity and resource intensive nature of physician recruitment. Too...
Taking on the Tough Operational Challenges
By: Betsy Finkelmeier, RN, MBA There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. -Colin Powell There is no question that health care organizations have becoming increasingly complex. System affiliations have...
Stretching Our Sales Skills with Doctors
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA The pace of life for physicians today makes it increasingly harder to “sell” to them – whether that means...
Stretching to Fill the Leadership Void
By: Jeff Cowart, MAH In today’s rapidly changing and sometimes disruptive environment, organizations are craving leadership. They want to know what they’re doing, why they’re doing it, and how they are progressing. As a leader, it’s up to you to set the...
Stretching Your Analytical Skills
By: David F. Zirkle, PhD According to Intel, the quantity of information generated from the beginning of time until 2003 was approximately 5 exabytes...