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You Make the Call
September 26, 2008 9:28 AM by Douglas Laher
More than a year ago, you made one of your gutsiest moves as a manager. In lieu of the highest vacancy rates in recent memory and a workforce shortage that has (and will continue to plague the profession), you decide to employ an all RRT department. Registry Read More...
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The Day of Reckoning Has Come
September 18, 2008 9:33 AM by Douglas Laher
The current financial climate in healthcare is undeniable. Inflationary costs of operation continue to escalate; reimbursement is on a steady decline and 3 rd party regulatory agencies expect hospitals to do more with fewer resources. Simply stated, patient Read More...
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ROI for Staff Training & Education
August 26, 2008 1:28 PM by Douglas Laher
Providing education to your staff is paramount to their continued professional growth and development. Identifying these opportunities is usually the easy part of a manager's job. Finding the funds to financially supplement the education is usually something Read More...
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Run It Like You Own It
August 18, 2008 1:06 PM by Douglas Laher
One of the biggest challenges of my career as a manager has been to engage the employees in the shared decision-making process. This invaluable asset empowers the employee to take ownership of the department and allows them to feel as though they're part Read More...
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Staff Satisfaction: Does Your Department Measure Up?
August 8, 2008 2:10 PM by Douglas Laher
Staff satisfaction, or if you prefer the latest lexicon and lingo "employee engagement," is a metric measured by most organizations as it is believed that there is a high correlation between happy employees and improved outcomes. Some would suggest that Read More...
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Inviting Your Employees Off the Bus
August 4, 2008 12:08 PM by Douglas Laher
In a recent posting titled People: The Missing Link for Success , I made mention of the need to "populate your team with A+ performers willing to put forth an A+ effort." All others, as I said, "should get off the bus." The hope would be that your low Read More...
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People: The Missing Link for Success
July 28, 2008 12:55 PM by Douglas Laher
For new managers, the role can be quite overwhelming. For most, they've never been mentored for such a position, and were promoted into the role because of their accomplishments at the bedside. Rushing out to Amazon.com to read the latest and greatest Read More...
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You’re Hired!
July 21, 2008 9:45 AM by Douglas Laher
Perhaps you've been there before. You're a department manager in a large academic center in a metropolitan area. You have vacancy rates in excess of 10 percent, and your hospital just added a new 100-bed critical care tower that will require an additional Read More...
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Be the Captain of Your Budget
July 17, 2008 1:02 PM by Douglas Laher
How many times have you heard it? "You're going to have to do more with less." The notion of running leaner departments has become the norm in respiratory therapy and in healthcare as of late. Those who are at a surplus in staffing are now the exception Read More...
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Respiratory Therapy 2028: Visions of the Magic 8-Ball
July 7, 2008 8:14 AM by Douglas Laher
Many people across the country celebrated the 4 th of July with fireworks, backyard barbecues and visiting family. These acts are a celebration of the birth of a free country. On July 4 th of 1776, our forefathers signed the Declaration of Independence Read More...
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The Buck Stops Here
June 20, 2008 1:19 PM by Douglas Laher
Probably one of the most difficult things to do as a manager is to make decisions. Some are quite easy while others are not. While we all would love for our decisions to be celebrated with excitement and fanfare, the simple truth is that rarely does it Read More...
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Walk the Walk
June 13, 2008 1:56 PM by Douglas Laher
On April 29 th , a reader posted a comment to the blog titled A Chain is only as Strong as its Weakest Link . Here is an excerpt from Jim; a Respiratory Care Shift Supervisor. "I anticipated the day that change could happen, which is the main reason I Read More...
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Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day
June 5, 2008 10:25 AM by Douglas Laher
It's been one of the greatest privileges of my career to serve as a guest lecturer at my alma mater, The Ohio State University. Two years ago, my old program director Herb Douce asked me if I'd like to come back to campus and speak to the graduating senior Read More...
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Manpower Concerns Got You Down? Try Working in Canada
May 28, 2008 11:08 AM by Douglas Laher
If you listen very carefully, you can hear it in almost any RT break room across the country. Whispers, so deafening you can hear them from the nurse's station on 3 South are the complaints about too much work and not enough people to get the job done. Read More...
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What Does the AARC Do for You?
May 19, 2008 10:20 AM by Douglas Laher
Rhetorical or not, I often hear respiratory therapists ask the question... "Why aren't we treated with the same level of respect that disciplines such as nursing or pharmacy are?" Unfortunately, the answer is like the elephant in the room that no one Read More...
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