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December 2008 (Volume 18, Issue 12)	view entire issue

Healthcare crisis and transformational leadership
The healthcare system of this country is poised for significant change. One of the primary problems associated with healthcare is related to cost. Not only are healthcare costs significantly greater in the United States than other industrialized countries, but they continue to increase.

Offer compensation to encourage medical staff leadership
In recent years, finding medical staff members to assume leadership positions has become an increasingly daunting task. The mounting pressure on physicians’ time and the increasing burden of leadership work has dissuaded many excellent doctors from stepping forward into these roles.

The new C-suite: Sailing the seven Cs
It takes strong leadership skills to navigate the waters of physician-hospital competition and collaboration. First of all, we probably have to invent a new C-suite for the hospital. Currently, we have CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CNOs, CMOs, and so forth.

Other recently-published articles from Health Governance Report:

Ensure employee retention in a turbulent field

Be careful not to neglect your ’regulars’ while recruiting

Successful recruiting in a struggling economy

Survey reveals competitiveness of recruitment

The recruiting challenge for internal medicine

Recruiters seek efficiency in ailing economy, tight market

Fill healthcare vacancies by expanding the search

The new C-suite: Sailing the seven Cs

Offer compensation to encourage medical staff leadership

Healthcare crisis and transformational leadership

Replacing service line with segment line

Thrive in a down economy: Get creative with patient concerns

Should your hospital partner with the big retailers?

Is your brand a communications or business strategy?

Six steps to develop a successful business strategy

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