Search Sort by Newest to OldestOldest to NewestRelevanceA-ZZ-A Perioperative Performance Is a Team Sport — Systems Thinking for Better OR Results Explore why improving perioperative performance requires a systemwide, team-based approach—not just fixing individual metrics—and how hospitals can optimize OR capacity, coordination, and decision-making for sustained performance improvement. Article Nurse managers are the key to workforce stability, care quality and health system performance Nurse managers sit at the center of workforce stability, care quality and financial performance. As burnout and turnover threaten health systems, supporting nurse managers has become a critical executive strategy for sustaining performance and growth. Article TTP programs: Bridging the care gap before it widens The APP role has therefore evolved dramatically, from supportive clinician to high-quality care leader. But the readiness framework has not kept pace. Article Rethinking the healthcare workforce in the wake of OBBB The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) has drawn attention for its headline provisions: millions likely will lose their health insurance and there will be a reduction in cumulative federal health spending of an estimated $1 trillion over 10 years. Article Modernizing utilization management: A case for system-level change For many health systems, utilization management (UM) has long been a functional necessity, but rarely a strategic priority. Originally designed to ensure clinical appropriateness and support payer requirements, UM often grew up within hospital walls, shaped by local workflows and embedded within broader care management structures. Article Advanced practice providers can help physicians reach their peak potential As advanced practice providers represent a growing percentage of the clinical workforce, health systems must ensure that APPs are being deployed in ways that enable the physicians they work with to operate at the top of their potential. Article Creating a sustainable approach to corporate shared services Changes in operations and services, coupled with the need to invest more in patient-facing services, require health systems to assess corporate shared services to maximize efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Article Addressing Housing Affordability for the Healthcare Workforce Housing affordability—a problem that used to affect primarily the healthcare workforce in large urban centers and high-priced enclaves—is becoming an issue in a growing number of... Article Operating a Provider Enterprise: Leveraging the Promise of Advanced Practice Providers While physicians have historically constituted the vast majority of a health system’s providers, in recent years advanced practice providers (APPs) have grown in number and importance... Article Recruitment and Retention Strategies Can Help Mitigate Impacts of the Great Resignation To mitigate the impact of labor shortages, health systems must ensure they can move nimbly in hiring qualified staff while doubling down on their employee retention strategies. Article
Perioperative Performance Is a Team Sport — Systems Thinking for Better OR Results Explore why improving perioperative performance requires a systemwide, team-based approach—not just fixing individual metrics—and how hospitals can optimize OR capacity, coordination, and decision-making for sustained performance improvement. Article
Nurse managers are the key to workforce stability, care quality and health system performance Nurse managers sit at the center of workforce stability, care quality and financial performance. As burnout and turnover threaten health systems, supporting nurse managers has become a critical executive strategy for sustaining performance and growth. Article
TTP programs: Bridging the care gap before it widens The APP role has therefore evolved dramatically, from supportive clinician to high-quality care leader. But the readiness framework has not kept pace. Article
Rethinking the healthcare workforce in the wake of OBBB The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) has drawn attention for its headline provisions: millions likely will lose their health insurance and there will be a reduction in cumulative federal health spending of an estimated $1 trillion over 10 years. Article
Modernizing utilization management: A case for system-level change For many health systems, utilization management (UM) has long been a functional necessity, but rarely a strategic priority. Originally designed to ensure clinical appropriateness and support payer requirements, UM often grew up within hospital walls, shaped by local workflows and embedded within broader care management structures. Article
Advanced practice providers can help physicians reach their peak potential As advanced practice providers represent a growing percentage of the clinical workforce, health systems must ensure that APPs are being deployed in ways that enable the physicians they work with to operate at the top of their potential. Article
Creating a sustainable approach to corporate shared services Changes in operations and services, coupled with the need to invest more in patient-facing services, require health systems to assess corporate shared services to maximize efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Article
Addressing Housing Affordability for the Healthcare Workforce Housing affordability—a problem that used to affect primarily the healthcare workforce in large urban centers and high-priced enclaves—is becoming an issue in a growing number of... Article
Operating a Provider Enterprise: Leveraging the Promise of Advanced Practice Providers While physicians have historically constituted the vast majority of a health system’s providers, in recent years advanced practice providers (APPs) have grown in number and importance... Article
Recruitment and Retention Strategies Can Help Mitigate Impacts of the Great Resignation To mitigate the impact of labor shortages, health systems must ensure they can move nimbly in hiring qualified staff while doubling down on their employee retention strategies. Article
