Operational and leadership issues at one 274-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital in the Southeast had been emerging slowly over several years. Eventually, critical patient incidents…

Immediately, the Interim encountered a conflict: the hospital’s traditional physician culture. Initially, the medical director was not the most collaborative leader, making decisions regarding…

The hospital changed reporting relationships within the department, making it easier for the ED’s medical director to manage physician performance, recruit, and use data…

Better evaluation of cases lead to a higher level of reimbursement and significantly shorter stays. Most strikingly, the hospital was able to dramatically improve its…

A Texas not-for-profit health system with 12 acute care hospitals needed to improve the environment of care for behavioral health patients in the…

Compass Clinical Consulting worked with leadership of a Southeast health system to improve care for behavioral health patients in the Emergency Department. During the engagement…

Compass Clinical educational presentations provide strategies and real-world examples of how to advance patient care, improve operational performance, and help your organization keep up…

In one mid-sized regional medical center in the Southeast, poor executive and Board oversight, declining financial performance, and damaged relations with nursing and medical…

After its acquisition of two smaller hospitals in its metropolitan market, a four-hospital, Midwestern health system recognized the need to assess emerging strategic and…

Operational and management changes resulted in dramatic improvements over this six-month period. Despite a slight increase in surgical volume, there was a 30% increase…

Though interim healthcare executives and clinical directors are often brought in when vacancies arise, many hospitals also choose to use these experienced leaders to drive…

In our educational series Profiles in Healthcare Leadership, we share unique approaches for running successful hospitals. This Profile features R. Edward Howell, CEO of University…

In this Profile in Healthcare Leadership, “Building the Will to Quality Care,” Maureen Bisognano shares practical and aspirational concepts about Board leadership and engagement to…

In our educational series called Profiles in Healthcare Leadership, we share some unique approaches for running successful hospitals. The successes of our first Profile feature…

In our educational series Profiles in Healthcare Leadership, we share unique approaches for running successful hospitals. This Profile features Peter S. Fine, FACHE, Chief Executive…

In our educational series Profiles in Healthcare Leadership, we share unique approaches for running successful hospitals. This Profile features Dennis Vonderfecht, President and CEO of…

Read how Mr. Peter Fine used innovation and transparency to transform this once-struggling system of hospitals into a forward-thinking, profitable healthcare quality company…