Search Sort by Newest to OldestOldest to NewestRelevanceA-ZZ-A Pagination First page First Previous page ‹ … Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 … Next page › Last page Last The Sobering State of Hospital Finances The American Hospital Association has released a report that we prepared for them on the state of hospital finances—and the results are sobering. We are projecting 2022 to be the worst... Thoughts from Ken Kaufman Viewing Workforce Needs with a Beginner’s Mind “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s, there are few.” This famous observation by Shunryu Suzuki, which posits the importance of intellectual... Thoughts from Ken Kaufman A Leadership Playbook for Equity When it comes to equity, healthcare organizations face three different and very difficult challenges: health disparities among patient populations, income inequality in the healthcare... Thoughts from Ken Kaufman Developing a Point of View About Inflation In February, U.S. inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index grew 7.9% year-over-year, the highest increase in four decades. The factors influencing the current inflationary... Thoughts from Ken Kaufman Lessons from the Final Four The long-term attributes of this year’s Final Four are certainly the attributes of success in college basketball. They are also the attributes of success for businesses in a scaled economy. Whatever sort of enterprise you participate in, these observations form your own playbook for success in our current business environment. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman A Fresh Look at Cancer Screening March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. I didn’t need a calendar reminder to start me thinking about this disease. At this moment, I am recovering from ostomy surgery, the... Thoughts from Ken Kaufman The New Public Health Imperative for Hospitals One of the COVID pandemic’s most bitter lessons has been the complete inadequacy and dysfunction of the U.S. public health system, if the word “system” can even be applied. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman AI, Breast Cancer, and a New Mindset for Healthcare Artificial intelligence is a new idea that even data experts don’t fully understand. It requires a new view of the role of healthcare in improving health and preventing disease. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman Amazon Doubles Down With the COVID crisis entering its third year and continuing to demand the immediate attention of hospitals, executives should look closely at Amazon’s example of investing across their businesses to satisfy long-term customer needs. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman Taking a No-Regrets Approach to Health Inequity Healthcare organizations have faced a set of historically intractable problems, some of which have become far more apparent and intense in the 20 months since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, including dealing with the fallout of a public health system. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman The Workforce Challenge Is a Segmentation Challenge In my conversations with senior executives at healthcare organizations around the country, I find that leaders have three critical topics on their minds: workforce, workforce, and... Thoughts from Ken Kaufman What Would You Do If You Were CEO of State Farm? The well-worn phrase “culture eats strategy for breakfast” has new relevance in American business these days. Take the case of State Farm insurance. For almost ten years, Green Bay... Thoughts from Ken Kaufman Pagination First page First Previous page ‹ … Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 … Next page › Last page Last
The Sobering State of Hospital Finances The American Hospital Association has released a report that we prepared for them on the state of hospital finances—and the results are sobering. We are projecting 2022 to be the worst... Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Viewing Workforce Needs with a Beginner’s Mind “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s, there are few.” This famous observation by Shunryu Suzuki, which posits the importance of intellectual... Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
A Leadership Playbook for Equity When it comes to equity, healthcare organizations face three different and very difficult challenges: health disparities among patient populations, income inequality in the healthcare... Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Developing a Point of View About Inflation In February, U.S. inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index grew 7.9% year-over-year, the highest increase in four decades. The factors influencing the current inflationary... Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Lessons from the Final Four The long-term attributes of this year’s Final Four are certainly the attributes of success in college basketball. They are also the attributes of success for businesses in a scaled economy. Whatever sort of enterprise you participate in, these observations form your own playbook for success in our current business environment. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
A Fresh Look at Cancer Screening March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. I didn’t need a calendar reminder to start me thinking about this disease. At this moment, I am recovering from ostomy surgery, the... Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
The New Public Health Imperative for Hospitals One of the COVID pandemic’s most bitter lessons has been the complete inadequacy and dysfunction of the U.S. public health system, if the word “system” can even be applied. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
AI, Breast Cancer, and a New Mindset for Healthcare Artificial intelligence is a new idea that even data experts don’t fully understand. It requires a new view of the role of healthcare in improving health and preventing disease. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Amazon Doubles Down With the COVID crisis entering its third year and continuing to demand the immediate attention of hospitals, executives should look closely at Amazon’s example of investing across their businesses to satisfy long-term customer needs. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
Taking a No-Regrets Approach to Health Inequity Healthcare organizations have faced a set of historically intractable problems, some of which have become far more apparent and intense in the 20 months since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, including dealing with the fallout of a public health system. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
The Workforce Challenge Is a Segmentation Challenge In my conversations with senior executives at healthcare organizations around the country, I find that leaders have three critical topics on their minds: workforce, workforce, and... Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
What Would You Do If You Were CEO of State Farm? The well-worn phrase “culture eats strategy for breakfast” has new relevance in American business these days. Take the case of State Farm insurance. For almost ten years, Green Bay... Thoughts from Ken Kaufman