I entitled this post Collaborative Mindfulness because I believe that mindfulness is an under-appreciated approach to improving healthcare collaboration. Mindfulness derives from the 14th Century word mindeful, which means…
I reviewed Jim Haudan’s The Art of Engagement: Bridging the Gap Between People and Possibilities because it was full of timely insights. Did you know that: I reviewed…
I titled this post "Collaborative Peer Review" because peer review brings out strong feelings. It’s like taking strong medicine. We dislike being asked to do peer-review reports…
I decided to title this post Collaborative Conflict because I want to explore the apparent contradiction between collaboration and conflict. Conflict makes many healthcare professionals uneasy because…
Collaborative Story Telling by John Coleman Collaborative Story Telling by John ColemanI entitled this post “Collaborative Story-Telling” because stories humanize abstract concepts like “improving healthcare outcomes” and…
I decided to write about collaborative constancy after reading that CEO changes are occurring more rapidly at hospitals across the country. I decided to write about collaborative…
This post about collaborative HealthCare CEOs takes inspiration from Molly Gamble’s recent interview with Quint Studer, entitled 5 Things the Most Extraordinary Hospital CEOs Do. I encourage you…
Dr. Cohn keynoting NE MGMA Dr. Cohn keynoting NE MGMA I recently had the honor to keynote the annual New England Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) meeting. My…
Next month, I expect to be home only three full days. I quip that this is a marital protection strategy, now in its 28th year and give…
At a combined retreat that I facilitated last month, a Board chair commented on the challenge of collaborative governance and lamented her steep learning curve: “It took me…
