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Health care reform and LTC: Part IV
November 6, 2009 11:47 AM by Carol Kleinman
Health care reform is not possible without health insurance coverage. It comes as no surprise that health insurance decisions are not always made in the best interest of the patient. As Michelle Obama related, in some states it is still legal to deny Read More...
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Role Conflict and the Nurse, Part II
October 16, 2008 12:42 PM by Carol Kleinman
An organizational environment that provides open communication and joint problem solving between staff and managers is associated with less role conflict among nurses. Job dissatisfaction and turnover are the primary significant negative organizational Read More...
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Part 11: Creative strategies for revenue generation: an example
August 12, 2008 1:26 PM by Carol Kleinman
Not long ago, I helped one of our local hospitals develop an enhancement to an existing program. I had been asked to consult with a wound care program from a psychiatric perspective on the relatively high percentage of patients who were noncompliant with Read More...
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Part 10: More Budget Secrets
July 31, 2008 1:31 PM by Carol Kleinman
Budgets are done initially as computer-modeled projections based on previous performance. What that means is that the computer looks at what was spent and models a budget for the next cycle based on that amount. Thus, if you spend less, you will get less. Read More...
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Part 9: The Courage to Lead
July 28, 2008 12:11 PM by Carol Kleinman
As I developed the recent blog entries, I was led to reflect on what is required of our leaders in the current health care environment. It seems to me that so many of those who allege to lead us suffer from a failure or fear to act. I think courage is Read More...
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Part 6: Management Tip - Staff Buy In
June 5, 2008 4:24 PM by Carol Kleinman
One of the things I had ongoing on all my units was a wish list in the staff lounges on which anyone could put a request for something they wished to have purchased. I always did my best, at every administrative level, to acquire as much as I could of Read More...
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Change, Part 4
February 19, 2008 2:25 PM by Carol Kleinman
I thought I would share an online article by Rosabeth Kanter called "The Enduring Skills of Change Leaders." The abstract in the Harvard Business Review states, “Leaders use seven leadership skills in conceiving and managing change projects, whether innovations Read More...
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Leadership Development in Long-Term Care
December 6, 2007 5:56 PM by Carol Kleinman
The long term care industry reflects the rapid changes experienced by the entire healthcare industry. A new generation of nurse leaders is desperately needed, leaders who are able to respond as we are being asked to become more cost-conscious and understand Read More...
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