Healthcare

Health care in 2014 is in a state of flux. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Exchange Marketplace opened in October 2013 with a rough start that has still not gained traction. Meanwhile, Medicare and Medicaid are squeezing reimbursement. And there is a growing population paired with a shrinking supply of doctors. These are only a few of the challenges facing health care professionals this year. 

So what are administrators doing to meet these challenges and transform their institutions to meet the new health care realities? For one thing, forward-thinking leaders are not sitting on the fence. They are accepting the reality of lower reimbursements - taking a hard look at old thinking and throwing it out if it doesn't make sense anymore. Here are four habits of highly effective health care leaders: 

“Status quo is not a strategy”

Welcome to our conversation about changing the culture of health care organizations. Each week we will dive deep into the challenges facing health care providers and the big ideas that are solving them. We’ll also monitor trending news to bring you stories that are important to improving the health of medical providers.