by John G. Self | Jan 23, 2012 | Current Affairs, Healthcare
Healthcare reform and intense pressures related to this nation’s mounting deficit crisis are two forces that could dramatically alter the financial landscape for investor-owned hospital management companies. There is a plausible scenario that suggests that over the...
by John G. Self | Apr 9, 2011 | Career Management, Healthcare
By DAVID ROGERS | 4/8/11 8:32 PM EDT Updated: 4/9/11 9:49 AM EDT The bottom line to Friday night’s spending deal is a record $40 (sic) billion cut in domestic and foreign aid appropriations – and a hard lesson in the tough and almost permanent disorder of...
by John G. Self | Mar 28, 2011 | Healthcare
New polls concerning the voter's diminishing appetite for making the hard choices to curb deficit spending and pay down the debt are not encouraging. In fact, they are scary. Take this report from Politico in Monday morning's news brief: ...
by John G. Self | Oct 26, 2010 | Healthcare
Surveys show that physicians are considering employment options at a record pace. There is a clear sign that hospitals, eying healthcare reform and the absolute certainty of wave upon wave of reductions in Medicare spending, are moving aggressively to close deals...
by John G. Self | Sep 10, 2010 | Healthcare, Leadership
On Thursday I spoke to the Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals (TORCH) near Austin. I spoke about the importance of empowering employees, a strategic imperative for navigating the very challenging times that lie ahead for hospitals and other...
