Topic: administration
Hiring the Right People
They sought a trust relationship with the rehab– one that would continue through future referrals as well as the current one.
Topics: administration
Fundraising 101
These volunteers work for the welfare of the community by supporting the important work of your organization.
Topics: administration, family involvement, financial strategies, recovery-friendly, stigma
Bad Boards
I ask myself if this Board, as presently constituted, is capable of taking the organization to that level of success.
Topics: administration, financial strategies, program development
“Invisible” Hand? Or “Absent” Hand?
In their eagerness to reduce the size of government, states have stripped away staff who would otherwise make onsite visits to ensure compliance.
Topics: administration, compliance and noncompliance
Hackmail! Protect Your Patient Data
Once in the system, a hacker can easily move from one area to another– accessing PHI on many other patients.
Topics: administration, ethics
It’s Cheaper, But is it Better?
A former national insurance exec observed that when you work in healthcare management, most of your day is spent looking at columns of numbers.
Topics: administration, financial strategies
Building A Team
I’ve noticed that managers who had success in other industries have a tendency to view treatment as a form of manufacturing.
Topics: administration, clinical management
Corporate Blues 2
Some schedule periodic onsite visits that one wag compared to a pterodactyl circling overhead screaming at the ground before flying off again.
Topics: administration, financial strategies, program development
Managing Rehab Program Census
Many years ago, when I was a young Executive Director, one of the hospital VPs wandered down to my office to inquire about the census. It (continued…)
Topics: administration, client census, marketing, referral