by John G. Self | Jul 30, 2010 | Healthcare, Leadership
"If your hospital is attractive financially, has a good payer mix, makes a margin, and dominates its local area, it's a fat target for larger systems that see growth and scale as the way to thrive under healthcare reform." —...
by John G. Self | Jul 26, 2010 | Healthcare, Leadership
Management silos kill organizations. They destroy collaboration. They foster gamesmanship when there should be cooperation. They encourage valueless battles over turf issues at the expense of customers.In healthcare organizations, management silos contribute to...
by John G. Self | Jul 17, 2010 | Healthcare, Leadership
With Medicare fraud estimated to cost taxpayers between $50 and $60 billion annually, the federal government is moving aggressively to identify and prosecute physicians, nurses, billers, patient recruiters and business owners who are suspected of defrauding the...
by John G. Self | Jul 12, 2010 | Healthcare, Leadership, Recruiting
Times are tough. Healthcare organizations, like other industries, are taking a hard look at their expenses. Executive search is one of the many service providers under the expense reduction microscope. Search firms reported significant declines in...
by John G. Self | Jul 2, 2010 | Leadership
There have been dozens of articles and blogs written on the subject of interviewing skills but few focus on the needs of the employer. Many organizations have good recruiting processes in place. The problem occurs when the candidate arrives for a face-to-face...
by John G. Self | Jul 1, 2010 | Leadership, Recruiting
Most recruiters do not involve themselves in the Onboarding process. The absence of Onboarding principles in a search firm’s system is a characteristic of the “Transactional” search model that has been in use for more than 50 years and is still...
