The American College of Physicians has published guidelines for organizing consumer-centric healthcare and involving families in health care. Involving patients at all stages of the health care industry and respecting their needs will help develop a culture of patient- and family-centric healthcare, according to guidelines published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The principles outlined…
CEO succession planning implies the preparation of capable personnel who are ready to fill the vacant key positions. While this practice is often associated with senior management, it is relevant to the entire organization. In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that the transfer of power from one leader to another has a huge…
Compensation committee is created to improve the efficiency and quality of the Board of Directors’ work. Its main function is preliminary consideration and development of recommendations to the Board of Directors in the field of forming an effective and transparent remuneration practice in the Company, in the field of personnel planning (succession planning) in the…
The development in the US Congress of a bill to repeal key provisions of Obamacare began even before the inauguration of Donald Trump. Subsequently, Republicans in the Lower House of Congress drafted a new health care reform called the American Health Care Act, around which there was a fierce controversy. The bill was revised several…
Organizational culture is the most important factor in the internal environment of an organization, namely the system of behavioral norms, organizational rules and values that distinguish the employees of a given organization and the organization as a whole. From a management perspective, the culture of an organization is the way in which work is done…
The Department of State is the main US agency responsible for the conduct of foreign policy of the state. It is its head (the secretary of state) that has priority in the hierarchy of replacing the presidency of the country in case of his death or inability to fulfill his constitutional functions. In this regard,…
In the social fabric of the United States, non-profit organizations figure prominently. Bruce Hopkins, one of the most respected American experts on non-profit organizations, argues that non-profit organizations have long been an important part of this country. They represent the independent or “voluntary” sector of American society, which also includes the business (commercial) and government…
The availability of health care is a multidimensional concept that includes a balance of many factors within the framework of severe practical constraints caused by the characteristics of a country’s resources and capabilities. These factors include human resources, funding, vehicles, freedom of choice, public education, quality and distribution of technical resources. The balance of these…
Collaborative leadership involves the sharing of power by organizing others to solve specific tasks or problems. It is based on the idea of giving up control and equal peer relationships. Collaborative leadership allows people in a company or organization to use their creativity to solve a problem or develop policy. In this form of management…
The administration of US President Donald Trump has approved the final version of the bill, according to which medical institutions will have to pursue a transparent pricing policy. This measure involves the publication of information about the amount of discounts provided to patients, and information about the rates agreed with the insurers. The law, coming…