January 24th, 2013
It’s the start of a new year, and that gets all of us thinking about goals—or, as we call them in the New Year, resolutions. For healthcare leaders, it’s a great time to be thinking about 2013 resolutions for improving ...
November 18th, 2012
“It’s not fair!”
“It’s not my fault!”
Many parents are all too familiar with these kinds of comments. Unfortunately, so are many managers! As we work with healthcare organizations around the country and conduct culture assessments, one common issue we encounter is ...
October 24th, 2012
There’s a lot of talk in management circles, including in the healthcare industry, holding employees accountable for certain service behaviors to ensure that they happen consistently—that they simply become so engrained that employees exhibit these behaviors or perform these tasks ...
September 11th, 2012
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”
That’s a quote from Aristotle, a Greek philosopher who lived from 384 – 322 BC, but it is as relevant today as it was thousands of ...
August 6th, 2012
We know that to create an exceptional service culture, and one that is fully committed to safety, we need to hire right, engage, and retain the best people. These are the three keys to establishing a great workforce. Unfortunately, if ...
July 16th, 2012
Strategic planning may not be the favorite activity of many healthcare leaders, but it is arguably one of the most important. Unfortunately, too often the plan is created and then pushed aside—in the “old days” gathering dust on the shelf, ...
June 18th, 2012
Imagine walking into your doctor’s office where you have a scheduled appointment. It’s your first appointment in this office and you aren’t sure what to expect. You step up to the counter labeled “Registration” and the woman behind the desk ...
May 24th, 2012
Shaping the patient experience is a big part of what we do at Baird Group, and our recent partnership with BerylHealth puts us even more firmly into this space as we work together to provide sustainable solutions for hospitals and ...
April 12th, 2012
Check out any hospital’s marketing messages and you’re likely to see statements like these:
“We put patients first”“Committed to delivering high-quality care every time”“We’re here for you”
Sound familiar? While these don’t reflect any real statements that we know of, they do ...
March 16th, 2012
The Baird team is frequently asked to consult with hospitals and systems that want to improve their HCAHPS scores. The first thing we evaluate is whether or not the focus is on the scores or the experience behind the scores. ...