Three weeks ago, I wrote about how important it is to work your plan. My advice was to allow for some experimentation, but stay focused 80% of the time on wh...

Walmart’s recent announcement of bigger, more expansive medical/dental clinics certainly generated a lot of buzz and no shortage of consternation in the heal...

One of the most difficult things for many people to do is admit when they are NOT good at something directly related to their job. Oh sure, we’ll joke about ...

A few weeks ago, I urged caution that despite the increasing prevalence of pronouncements that Gen Z will “revolutionize” everything in the workplace, what t...

“We all got into this industry for the same reason. We wanted to change healthcare for the better. And we have the power to do it.” That powerful quote was f...

One of the biggest challenges in our work and personal lives is trying to do too much at once. When we break things up into smaller chunks of dedicated time w...

My first “real” job after college was as a newspaper reporter and photographer. I still remember the rush of chasing down stories and racing out of the offic...

Hype. Fear. Breathless prognostications. Gen Z is beginning to overtake the Millennials as the next generation that will “revolutionize the workplace” with t...

The new year has only just begun, but I bet you're already facing a huge challenge whether you fully realize it or not. It’s focus. And I’m not talking about...

Although I’ve had a life-long love of reading, I often can’t remember the specific books I’ve read from year to year – with a few notable exceptions. So, I'v...

As 2019 winds down, I looked back through my LinkedIn and personal blog posts to see what topics provoked the most interest and response. Here's what I found...

Given all the jokes about dealing with difficult family members during the holidays, it must be something that many of us really do face each year. Whether y...

When I started my new job early last year, I had to assess a wide range of existing and prospective vendor/agency/partner relationships all at once. During t...

Let’s figure out how to get more people into the right settings of care and limit billing surprises.

I’ll admit it. I’ve kind of had a problem with the term “disruption” ever since it first started being used regularly in healthcare conversations about five ...

Note: Post contributed by Amber Shoebridge I recently met with the executive director for a small foundation. Her board wanted to “raise awareness” for the o...

If there is one statement that causes an almost involuntary eyeroll for most marketing/PR professionals it’s some variation of being told “nobody knows about...

With every year of life that goes by, the summer season seems to get shorter and shorter. I know that’s not the case, but it sure feels like it’s true. Maybe...

With his subtitle – How the last adult generation can save America from the Millennials – author Matthew Hennessey is obviously being more than bit provocati...

As Dean Browell wrapped up the conference yesterday and gave everyone a reminder about next year’s destination – SHSMD’s home base of Chicago – it struck me ...