by John G. Self | Nov 2, 2012 | Healthcare
In markets where physicians hold ownership stakes or financial interests in one hospital, and where there is evidence that those same physicians are discharging patients from a competing hospital’s emergency department over to their own outpatient facility to be...
by John G. Self | Oct 26, 2012 | Healthcare, Recruiting
There are three compelling reasons why it is time to change the way physicians are recruited. They are: Healthcare reform Projected supply shortages Deficit reduction Why? Now more than ever, the quality, the mix and cohesiveness of medical staffs will make the...
by John G. Self | Sep 21, 2012 | Healthcare
Meetings in Catholic health systems and hospitals almost always begin with a prayer or meditation that reinforces the organization’s religious heritage, its mission, vision and values. No such tradition exists in the vast majority of other hospitals in America. ...
by John G. Self | Feb 14, 2012 | Career Management
They say that a man who hates a dog has no heart. They say a man who hates his job is a lawyer. Last week, I wrote that in a piece about career management for my speaker’s blog, John G Self. It had a ring to it — and it fit my message for today — so...
by John G. Self | Feb 10, 2012 | Current Affairs, Healthcare
A former politically savvy county judge in Fort Worth reportedly once told a group of ambulance providers who were loudly opposing a new regional emergency medical authority designed to enhance service and improve quality: The train is on the tracks. You are either on...
