The Daily Adventures of Surgical Leadership
I have worked in ambulatory surgery since 1995. I love the safe quality care our industry provides. When people ask me why we are good at what we do, my answer is always simple. We specialize in one thing. Surgery. As with any business, when […]
Have you ever had a day when someone comes to you and says, “we don’t have any (supply name here), and the case is scheduled to start in 10 minutes!” ? I know I have. While I don’t have a magic wand to solve this, […]
Being in a leadership position is, for lack of a better word-challenging. But, no offense to those non-surgical leaders, who may start their day at say, some late hour like 8:30, and then maybe actually go to a restaurant for lunch, or grab a call […]
I don’t know about you, but I find staff training challenging. I’m NOT Oprah. (YOU get to learn about emergencies…lol!) I have this list of everything staff need to know that I’ve built from the compliance documents, use it to train new staff, and […]
I’ve done a lot of thinking about overcoming adversity lately. Like anyone, I’ve had my share. I tend to admire those who have become greatly successful despite significant challenges faced. Part of my recent reflection comes from meeting one of my heroes the other day. […]
I don’t know about you, but I hate that we are already being bombarded with holiday stuff. I just put my bathing suit away, realize that I am not in love with my winter wardrobe (I blame my wardrobe woes on too many years in […]
I know that writing Quality Studies can be challenging. What do we study? How do we study? How do I get it into the format I need to meet accreditation? I’ve had to write many a study and have helped others as well. I’ve seen […]
To my blog readers: I had planned on sending a blog to you about surgical leadership this week…but couldn’t. You see, my family lives in Houston. My mom, stepdad, brother, sister-in-law and nephew…are all there. I have been feeling both distracted and helpless all week […]
I had a recent shower plumbing problem that was causing bathroom sharing woes in my household. I decided to hire a handyman who had done work for me in the past. I trusted he would do a great job as at a reasonable price. I […]
It’s hard to think about “alternate” communication. We are always communicating. We are constantly receiving texts, emails, and phone calls. Now CMS wants us to have an alternate plan, when we can barely keep up with regular communication. If you consider, however, as […]
