INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT: LIFE-CHANGING PRODUCTS EMERGE OUT OF NECESSITY DURING THE PANDEMIC AND MAKE LIFE BETTER
As we all know, challenges and obstacles provide the opportunity for growth. Many of us are aware of this adage, but some individuals and organizations respond differently to a difficult situation tha... ...more
Leadership
March 08, 2024•4 min read
PODCAST: Best time to work in healthcare because of tech
Why do big hospitals prefer to work with startups more? Rodney Reider shares the internal processes and main challenges that hospitals currently face. We talk about the ways of using EMR, telemedicine... ...more
Leadership
February 10, 2024•1 min read
Optimizing the Patient Experience to Enhance Healthcare Outcomes
Every healthcare executive knows that the patient experience is critical for the success of their organization. Forgive me for stating the obvious, but in order to ensure outstanding outcomes as leade... ...more
Leadership
January 13, 2024•9 min read
Leading with calm urgency in times of crisis
Whether coming from outside your organization or internally within your own hospital or health system, crisis situations have a lasting mark on the healthcare organizations they impact—and the CEOs wh... ...more
Leadership
December 09, 2023•3 min read
FINAL BOARDING CALL: A LOOK AT HEALTHCARE AND THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY
There I sat in a hard plastic chair, waiting. Waiting for it to be our turn. After two cancellations, a gate change, and now another delay, it is time to get home. I eagerly, but with somewhat decreas... ...more
Leadership
November 18, 2023•5 min read
PODCAST INTERVIEW: WHAT ROLE DOES NETWORKING PLAY IN EXPANDING YOUR SKILLS AS AN EXECUTIVE?
Chris Ekrem: [00:00:00] So, you know, I think the other thing that CFOs could be doing, I was just kind of thinking about what you just said. And a lot of CFOs don't really network as much as they sho... ...more
Leadership
October 14, 2023•5 min read
PODCAST INTERVIEW: HOW WOULD YOU ENCOURAGE A CFO TO LEARN ABOUT OPERATIONS?
Chris Ekrem: [00:00:00] So an educator, a collaborator, somebody who's strategic and still can look at the financial side of, of the hospital and so forth. There are key, but it also sounds like a big... ...more
Leadership
August 26, 2023•2 min read
PODCAST INTERVIEW: HOW HAS THE ROLE OF CFO CHANGED OVER TIME?
Chris Ekrem: [00:00:00] So from your perspective, how has the role of the CFO changed over time? And also if you're looking for a CFO today, let's say, what characteristics would you be looking for? ...more
Leadership
August 12, 2023•3 min read
PODCAST INTERVIEW: IF YOU WERE TO PICK THREE TOP KPIS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE?
Chris Ekrem: [00:00:00] So if you were to pick three top performance or key performance indicators in rev cycle, that would impact your bottom line the most, what would they be? And what's the importa... ...more
Leadership
July 22, 2023•4 min read
PODCAST INTERVIEW: IF YOU COULD GIVE YOUR YOUNGER SELF SOME ADVICE, WHAT KEY LESSONS WOULD YOU WANT TO PASS ON?
PODCAST INTERVIEW: IF YOU COULD GIVE YOUR YOUNGER SELF SOME ADVICE, WHAT KEY LESSONS WOULD YOU WANT TO PASS ON? ...more
Leadership
July 08, 2023•2 min read
PODCAST INTERVIEW: IF YOU COULD TURN BACK TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU DO DIFFERENTLY?
I had the privilege to sit down with Christopher M. Ekrem MBA, FACHE with EqualizeRCM to discuss lessons learned as a healthcare executive. In the short video below, I share three key things I would h... ...more
Leadership
June 24, 2023•3 min read
PODCAST INTERVIEW: HOW DO YOU DEFINE LEADERSHIP AS A HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE?
Chris Ekrem: [00:00:00] Since you've already been a CFO to a COO, a CEO of a hospital, a large hospital as well, and a health system CEO. I thought, today we could spend some time talking about, you k... ...more
Leadership
June 24, 2023•3 min read
Mindset, Skillset, Peopleset Leadership