by John Woodcock | Dec 3, 2014 | Emergency Medicine, Executives
Hospitals across the country continue to see declining revenues from their Emergency Department (ED). This decline in revenue is having a significant impact on a community hospitals ability to remain financially viable, and no one understands this better than...
by John Woodcock | Dec 3, 2014 | Emergency Medicine, Executives
A key component for HospitalMD to achieve the levels of success we expect and that our clients deserve is Purposeful Leadership. Leadership is not a unique topic, and can certainly be found on almost every Emergency Department (ED) group’s marketing material....
by John Woodcock | Dec 3, 2014 | Emergency Medicine, Executives
If an Emergency Medicine (EM) group is truly committed to maximizing the clinical and financial success of a hospital and their Emergency Department (ED), then a commitment to training and education is essential. That training and education must go farther than what...
by John Woodcock | Dec 3, 2014 | Emergency Medicine, Executives
There has never been a time of greater emphasis on performance and quality in healthcare than there is today. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 and various insurance payers have created “pay-for-performance” strategies that are intended to put financial pressure...
by John Woodcock | Dec 3, 2014 | Emergency Medicine, Executives
“Alignment” is a trendy word in the healthcare industry today used to describe the concept of various forms of collaboration between hospitals and their physicians to work together to provide exceptional quality care to patients with attractive results. Although this...