Every year the ACHE publishes the results of a study they conduct that identifies the “Top Issues Confronting Hospitals.” This study surveys hospital CEOs who are asked to rank 11 issues affecting their hospitals in order of priority. For most of my career as a healthcare executive and hospital CEO, the issue of “physician-hospital relations” always found its way to be a top three issue.
Read MoreIt’s a medical puzzle: Two people who outwardly seem a lot alike can take the same medication at the same dose but get different results. For one, the treatment is a roaring success. Yet for the other, it fails to work. What’s going on?
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Read MoreAs I write this in mid-October, the Florida Department of Health has recorded 306,665 cases of COVID-19 in South Florida. With no idea when the pandemic will end, whether it will return and what the long-term effects on some patients will be, health care providers continue to fortify their facilities from the virus, deliver patient care and prepare for a possible next phase.
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