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.
Physician Relations: Trendsetter or Best Practice Follower
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA Are you a trend setter? Thinking of myself as a trend setter in my personal life- like fashion- is beyond laughable. Clearly, that is not this blog’s direction. I was really thinking about trend setters in our business world. I think...
Millennials: The Next Big Wave
By: David F. Zirkle, PhD Have you ever had the experience while reading an article of a single fact jumping off the page? I did the other day while reviewing a Pew Research Center report. The article states that the U.S. Census Bureau now projects the “Millennial”...
Eight Ways to Get Your Team On Board with Onboarding
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA From the indifferent leader (who just doesn’t get what onboarding “is for”) to the Medical Director (who is supportive but uninvolved), people...
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,...
The Pathway to Internal Buy-In: Disciplined Project Management
By: Betsy Finkelmeier, RN, MBA If...
Are Issues and Barriers Bogging You Down? Embrace them!
By: Susan Boydell“Learning from mistakes and constantly improving products is a key in all successful companies.” -- Bill Gates“I would love to use you, but you just make it too difficult.” I’m guessing that all of you have heard that at least once, and some of you...
Define Your Internal Image
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA“Being aware of your fear is smart. Overcoming it is the mark of a successful person.” --Seth GodinIt’s human nature to want to feel respected and valued for the work we do. However, for some physician strategy roles, positive affirmation is...
When Work Snowballs
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA I couldn’t resist the analogy. Extreme weather is on the minds of many these days. Boston and other parts of the Northeast have just “had it” with storms piling up more and more of the white stuff. The infrastructure is not able to handle it,...
Do you Really Know What your Customers Think?
By: David F. Zirkle, PhD I saw an advertisement the other day for a mobile app that connects consumers with healthcare providers via their smart phones. The advertisement stated that 90 percent of the conditions seen at emergency departments and urgent care clinics...
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, sometimes, by...