Culture. Productivity. Strategy. Execution. These ideas will never go out of style for hospital and health system leaders.
The following leadership articles were published by Becker's Hospital Review in the last week.
1. How better writing can help your bottom line
Concise, clear writing makes communication more efficient and improves productivity across all levels of an organization, according to Harvard Business Review and Advisory Board.
2. Helping the helpers: Support for caregivers gives health systems competitive advantage
Almost 40 million Americans are family caregivers, providing assistance and support to a loved one. It's a responsibility with enormous stress — and one for which most are unprepared.
3. 55 employers with the best healthy lifestyle initiatives
Fifty-five U.S. employers committed to improving employee health, efficiency and overall quality of life were selected by the National Business Group on Health for its 2016 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles Awards.
4. 4 ways executives find time to be creative
The No. 1 most in-demand characteristic CEOs look for in new hires is not intelligence, discipline or even emotional intelligence, according to an IBM survey of more than 1,500 CEOs across 33 industries and 60 countries. It's creativity, the Harvard Business Review reported.
5. Up for the challenge: How Allegheny Health's CEO plans to make healthcare more convenient in Pittsburgh
Cynthia Hundorfean went out on a limb when she interviewed for Allegheny Health Network's president and CEO position — she had never been to Pittsburgh, where the system is headquartered, but she was looking for a new challenge after more than three decades working in Cleveland.
6. Walking during meetings yields positive health benefits, study shows
Walking meetings, whether outside or just down the office hallway, are a solid form of exercise that lend attendees real physical and mental health benefits, according to The Wall Street Journal.
7. How 3 health system executives weighed decisions about armed security
Violence in hospitals is a growing public health concern. In recent years, attacks on patients and providers in the healthcare setting, particularly those perpetrated by patients and visitors, have impelled administrators to consider ways to enhance systemwide security models.
8. Nuggets of wisdom — 5 hospital CEOs pass on advice to graduates
These hospital CEOs delivered college or medical school commencement speeches, offering their best counsel and encouragement for the graduates beginning their own journeys.
9. Why retiring after age 65 could help you live longer
Most people retire around age 65. But when people retire at age 66 instead, their mortality rates drop by 11 percent, according to a statistical analysis at Oregon State University, the Harvard Business Review reported.
10. 5 thoughts on hospital leadership with Bronx-Lebanon administrator Chrissy Manning
At New York City-based Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Practice Administrator and Department Director Chrissy Manning manages more than 50 people with inpatient and outpatient responsibilities. With the facility's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery seeing more than 35,000 outpatient visits and performing 2,000 operations per year, Ms. Manning has worked with physicians to improve care quality and productivity.
11. The 'engage me' generation: 16 things to know about baby boomers & healthcare
The influx of baby boomers reaching retirement may pose challenges for the healthcare landscape.
12. Why your kids should know your income
When 15-year-old Daniel Parker saw his dad spill one month's salary — about $10,000 — on the kitchen table, he thought his father had robbed a bank. Instead, Scott Parker was initiating a lesson on the value of money, according to The New York Times.
13. Want to be a CEO? Diversify your experience, study says
Imagine three workers: Richard, Charles and Anne. Richard has a bachelor's degree, lives in Tulsa, Okla., and has worked in finance for three companies across three different industries. Charles earned his bachelor's from a top international school and also holds a master's degree in computer science. He lives in London and has worked in IT and sales for two different companies across two different industries. Anne completed her undergraduate education and an MBA in two of the top five in the U.S. programs, lives in New York and has worked in four different job functions at four companies, all in the same industry. Who is most likely to become CEO?
14. What hospitals executives can learn from the insurance industry with regard to patient privacy/insider threat risk mitigation
The drum beat of hospital PHI breaches marches on. Every day there seems to be another news article on a hospital being hit with a ransomware attack.
15. Corner office: Virginia Mason Health System Chairman and CEO Dr. Gary S. Kaplan on relentlessly fighting waste and what he learned working in a hardware store
Providing high-quality healthcare requires a balance between clinical expertise, technical management systems and effective communication. Gary S. Kaplan, MD, a self-proclaimed "optimistic extrovert," wants his health system to ace each of these elements.