Aligning purpose and strategy is something that all leaders, in all settings should be focused on like a laser. In planning sessions with medical practices, MedMan endeavors mightily to focus groups to determine whom they want to be and what plans they will need to get there. Depending on the group, their circumstances and how the plan is adhered to, the execution of the plan as designed can be highly variable. Stuff happens, it is understandable that every objective and tactic in a plan may not be implemented due to disruptive events: people announce their departure, a painful audit occurs or changes in the competitive market occur shifting focus. Working in healthcare, these types of event
For us finance people, budgets are a necessary evil that can create a bit of tension in any organization. It’s too bad, because budgets are a valuable tool that exercises our understanding of how revenue and expenses interact in our organization. Is there another way? Of course. While I have been using rolling forecasts for some time, I recently read an article from HFMA, Rolling Forecasts Foster Collaboration Between Finance, Operations by Frank Stevens that, in conjunction with us being in budgeting season, renewed a bit of interest in this format. A rolling forecast takes the normal budget process and turns it on its head. Targets are set for annual amounts, generally off last year’s numb
You’re busy. I’m busy. We’re all busy. Meetings, projects, deadlines and dumpster fires take up every single second of the day. But should they? Is that where we find fulfillment? Do we see ourselves ten years down the road being happy that we simply were the busiest we could be? I submit that being busy gives us a false sense of importance, a badge of honor we shouldn’t seek. There is something that each of us can do to break the tyranny of the busy, read. We should be reading for fun, for professional growth, for the simple joy of learning. We should be expanding our minds so that we can develop as the leaders and experts that our practices need us to be. Let me recommend a few things that
MedMan is back working in Alaska and we're pleased to introduce Joe Fong as our Administrator for Medical Park Family Care in Anchorage. Joe has lived in Alaska for nearly 17 years and most recently served as the Administrator of Providence Seward Medical Center in Seward, Alaska. Joe has his MHA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. We are excited about Joe's familiarity with the Alaska healthcare community and the leadership and experience that Joe will bring to both Medical Park and MedMan.
