by John G. Self | Mar 1, 2017 | Leadership, Podcast
Listen to today’s podcast here, read the transcript below or subscribe and listen on iTunes. A Fad: a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group. Throughout your career, you run the very real risk of...
by John G. Self | Jan 31, 2017 | Healthcare, Leadership
In healthcare there are a couple of immutable business truths: Never has a merger of provider organizations resulted in lower costs for the consumer, the claims of Chief Executive Officers notwithstanding. Leaders who put their employees first, creating a culture...
by John G. Self | Jul 31, 2013 | Career Management, Healthcare, Recruiting
The question is not if, but when and how many. Layoffs. They are inevitable in the new healthcare economy that will be defined over the next five to seven years by the impact of the Affordable Care Act and the inevitable deficit reduction through cuts in...
by John G. Self | Oct 12, 2010 | Healthcare
Consolidation may not be the right move for all hospitals. Healthcare reform, with its myriad of unknowns, may drive independent community hospitals to consider a merger or some variation of a strategic alliance that would shift local control — ownership...
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." —...
