by John G. Self | Nov 30, 2016 | Healthcare, Patient Safety, Podcast
As a hospital executive responsible for setting priorities and allocating resources to fulfill your important healthcare mission, the question is where do you prioritize the care and safety of the patient? Are they number one or are they lower? You might be surprised...
by John G. Self | Dec 28, 2015 | Healthcare, Leadership
When looking for an expert source on what good leadership is, look no further than every graduate school management program in the nation, or any of the thousands of strategic consulting companies in the free world. Everyone has an opinion. Everyone knows that truth...
by John G. Self | Oct 28, 2015 | Healthcare
When hospitals choose higher margins/EBITDA/growth in earnings — whatever you want to call it— in exchange for bare-bones staffing that results in harm to patients, I have concerns. Patient care and safety should not be penalized because hospitals are willing to cut...
by John G. Self | Sep 21, 2015 | Healthcare
The harsh reality in healthcare is that providers must meet higher expectations for quality of care and enhanced patient safety all within the framework of lower costs, our new holy grail. This points to a need to shift in the way we execute our talent acquisition...
by John G. Self | Jul 27, 2015 | Technology
Technology and automation have revolutionized the world. Technology and automation also have enabled some very bad habits that can have nasty consequences. A captain with a major US airline once told me that the Airbus jet he flies, is one of the most automated,...
