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Leading healthcare cultures : how human capital drives financial performance / Tom Atchison and Greg Carlson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Atchison, Thomas A., 1945-
- Series:
- Executive essentials Leading healthcare cultures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Health facilities--Personnel management.
- Health facilities.
- Health facilities--Finance.
- Corporate culture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (57 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Health Administration Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Does your organization have clearly articulated values? Are you focusing on your people as much as your profits? A values-based culture emphasizes the important role that human capital-the collective contributions of an organization's employees-plays in long-term financial and operational success. Learn how to leverage both human and financial capital to improve employee and patient satisfaction, physician relationships, and profitability. Includes strategies for: * Integrating your finance department into the culture of your organization * Breaking down the silos that exist between departments * Involving the medical staff to build a culture designed to improve physician-hospital relations * Uniting the team by openly sharing information and promoting shared accountability * Focusing on organizational values as the foundation for the budgeting process * Measuring, analyzing, evaluating, and reporting human capital data * Creating a "Chief People Officer" charged with leading all human capital activities Also includes self-reflection questions to help you determine the next steps for your organization.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 Culture Matters""; ""Chapter 2 Eight Rules for Managing Finance in a Values-Based Culture""; ""Chapter 3 Leveraging Human Capital""; ""Suggested Reading List""; ""About the Authors""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-64055-087-9
- 1-56793-331-9
- OCLC:
- 923121772
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