Author Archives: Paul Gurny

Gratitude: A Must Have Leadership Trait

You may be asking yourself what does gratitude have to do with leadership? All good leaders lead and lead well by setting a good example. The truism of “actions speak louder than words” is true for everyone and good leaders … Continue reading

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Fighting the Tide Against Independent Physicians

In a recent Health Leaders article, an observation was made that more and more physicians are becoming employees of health systems. Physicians who are employees of health systems like the safety, regular hours and lack of day-to-day business responsibility. At … Continue reading

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Mr. Ness, Everybody Knows Where the Booze Is

Paul Levy ex-CEO from Beth Israel/Deaconess, in one of his November blogs Running A Hospital, describes a friend’s complaint, in an infection control meeting, about how to improve the dismal hand washing compliance in his hospital. He simply thought that … Continue reading

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The Top Eight Rules of Networking – A Business Lesson for Physicians

This information appeared in the Wall Street Journal in October of this year. It is certainly worth repeating. The points made are vital to building effective business networks and are usually overlooked in physician education concerning the business aspects of … Continue reading

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Spine Surgeons Waste Millions On Opened, Unused Implant Devices

Health Leaders Media                        Nov 16, 2011 Where does this happen at your hospital?  Several physicians performing spinal surgery at Deaconess Hospital in Boston got together and decided to save some money.  The chief noted a significant degree of intra-operative … Continue reading

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