Recently, our team was tasked with a high-profile project that would occur over the course of 5 days. The project could impact the reputation of our entire company. We planned for it, tried to have prepared solutions for any obstacles that we may encounter, and provided extra resources to be available during the event. Then the day came for us to give it our best shot. Ready or not, here we go!
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A researcher at a leading pharmaceutical company had spent decades billing clients thousands of dollars per hour for his research judgment. He once believed his most powerful tools were his instincts and a pen. But today, it’s a chat window.
Do you feel like you are struggling to get your team on board with quality and safety initiatives? Like you are the goalie, and the defensive players have food poisoning? Like the balls are whizzing by you, or worse yet, smacking you in the face? Being on a team of one or of many individuals who are disconnected can be exhausting, but with the correct key players and communication strategies, you can lighten the load.
Workplaces rarely implode overnight. Like small cracks in a dam that eventually lead to catastrophic failure, two tendencies in a workplace can create devastating fissures in an organization’s culture. The first is avoiding conflict. The second is ignoring feedback. Conflict is natural and feedback is vital, so these should not be ignored. And yet it happens.
What do onions, beets, tomatoes, and kale have in common? According to “Veggie Smarts: A Doctor and Farmer Grows and Savors Eight Families of Vegetables” (Hardcover, April 22, 2025), they’re all part of an edible botanical puzzle that holds the key to how we eat – and why we should eat better.
Every year, thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of revenue dollars are lost due to operational inefficiencies that lead to errors or missed revenue capture opportunities. Many practices and centers may not even realize what they’re missing – they’re just too busy keeping their head above water.
Riding on the coattails of your favorite ride-share apps, food-delivery apps, home-task apps, and Amazon … Downtime Trace is a mobile app that instantly connects healthcare providers with all medical equipment maintenance and repair options for the specific make and model of equipment requiring service.
The healthcare industry continues its steady transformation toward more cost-effective, patient-centric care models. One of the most prominent examples is the ongoing shift from hospital-based imaging departments to outpatient imaging centers.
Great leadership isn’t just about making strategic decisions – it’s about creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to perform at their best. In radiology departments, where efficiency and teamwork are critical, understanding disability etiquette can help prevent unintentional exclusion and build a more supportive and productive work environment.
Early in a career as a system leader you are asked to make decisions that seem like a 50/50 bet at best. I was in the process of crafting a corporate imaging data retention guideline for a 19-hospitals system. The question was: “Do we save the CAD overlay box on mammogram studies or not?” I said, “No, let the radiologists see them in the moment but delete them from permanent storage.” What would you have done?
