Collaborative Burnout
I entitle this post Collaborative Burnout because a conversation with a Chief Nursing Officer two days ago sticks in my consciousness. She was concerned that a bright, talented, promising young...
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I entitled this post Collaborative Mindfulness because I believe that mindfulness is an under-appreciated approach to improving healthcare collaboration. Mindfulness derives from the 14th Century word...
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Collaborative Succession
Collaborative Succession represents the first time that I have written about a person in the news on the basis of one news article, but there was something in Owen Covington’s “What the new Moses Cone...
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Collaborative Communication
Dr. Cohn discussing collaborative communication with physician leaders I smile that I am writing about collaborative communication because in residency, if someone had predicted that I would be...
View ArticleCollaborative Gretzky
I entitled this blog post “Collaborative Gretzky” because of an inspiring post from Lindsey Dunn at Becker’s Hospital Review. As she wrote, timing the transition from fee-for-service to a new model...
View ArticleTaking A Fresh Look at Disruptive Physician Conduct
The reason that I entitled this post “A Fresh Look at Disruptive Physician Conduct” is that I was pleased that it had been selected for presentation at a major surgical meeting. For too long, this...
View ArticleCollaborative Metrics
I entitled this post “Collaborative Metrics,” because, during my ACHE seminar, Practical Strategies for Engaging Physicians, a healthcare executive said, “If we convert from fee-for-service too soon,...
View ArticleCollaborative Learning: Ebola
I entitled this post Collaborative Learning: Ebola because I empathize with the Presbyterian Hospital ED physician who sent patient Thomas Eric Duncan home initially. Unfortunately, this is how we...
View ArticleCollaborative Expertise
I entitled this post “Collaborative Expertise” in deference to Syd Finkelstein’s post entitled “The Problem with Relying on Experts.” Professor Finkelstein, who taught me strategy and mergers and...
View ArticleCollaborative Pride
I entitled this post “Collaborative Pride” as a tribute to my mentor Tom Atchison who is teaching the online seminar Physician Alignment: Dos and Taboos, in which I have had the pleasure of...
View ArticleCollaborative Innovation: A Decade in Perspective
At the Healthcare Roundtable last month, I had the pleasure of speaking about work that I facilitated at a West-coast community hospital. The need for the work arose from the hospital’s needing to...
View ArticleCollaborative Aim
I entitled this post “Collaborative Aim” after reading Dike Drummond’s post, Physician Burnout and Healthcare’s New Quadruple Aim. The essence of the article is that the authors felt that the triple...
View ArticleCollaborative News
I entitled this post “Collaborative News” because of two articles that caught my attention. Collaborative News: How Not to Cut Health Care Costs This article by Harvard Business School faculty Robert...
View ArticleCollaborative Innovation: Book Review
I titled this post Collaborative Innovation because recently I was asked to review Dr. David Lawrence’s new book, Best Care, Best Future: A Guide for Healthcare Leaders, which I recommend to all...
View ArticleCollaborative Reality
Recently, Jeff Goldsmith commented in H&HN Daily that physicians and hospital executives are like Mars and Venus, alluding to John Gray’s book about differences between men and women. Collaborative...
View ArticleCollaborative Physician Engagement
I entitled this post “Collaborative Physician Engagement” when I learned that the Advisory Board’s Annual Health Care CEO Survey of 157 C-suite executives rated engaging physicians in cost and quality...
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Collaborative Discourse
Dr. Cohn addressing annual medical staff dinner on collaborative discourse: a physician’s impact on quality and safety I entitled this post “Collaborative Discourse” because I found the question and...
View ArticleCollaborative Benefits
I entitled this post “Collaborative Benefits” as a tribute to Barry Ronan’s excellent post, The tangible benefits of physician engagement. Mr. Ronan, who is the CEO of Western Maryland Health System,...
View ArticleCollaborative Physician Development
My inspiration for “Collaborative Physician Development” came from Lee Ann Jarousse’s recent article in Hospitals and Health Networks. I agree wholeheartedly with her premise: Physician engagement is...
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In Remembrance
It is with great sadness that I write to inform you of Ken Cohn’s passing from lung cancer. In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family suggests donations to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute’s “Thoracic...
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