Hospital Review
April 2015 • Vol. 2015 No. 4
RadioShack's Fall
Highlights New Decisions
for Hospitals
By Kenneth Kaufman,
Chair, Kaufman, Hall & Associates
The bankruptcy of RadioShack and rumored purchase of many
of its stores by Amazon illustrate the complex and high-stakes
business decisions that today's retail companies need to make.
In an increasingly retail healthcare environment, provider
organizations face a similar set of decisions — ones that are
unlike any decisions providers have had to make in the past.
The Way We Work
By Tamara Rosin
There simply aren't enough hours in the day, especial-
ly if you are responsible for leading hospital or health
system. How do you finish your work and provide the
support, gratitude and engagement others need to do
the same?
In an executive roundtable, three leaders explain what
makes their hospitals great places to work, describe
the environment that helps them work best, share tips
for improved productivity and define what makes an
first-rate colleague.
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Inside: 100 Hospital and Health System CIOs to Know p. 15
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INDEX
Table of Contents p. 6
Financial Management
p. 24
Hospital M&A p. 42
Health IT p. 50
Legal p. 80
Physician Affairs p. 86
Leadership &
Management p. 111
Strategy p. 118
Working at Epic
The growing health IT giant
has made a name for itself for
a number of reasons, includ-
ing zero marketing, idealistic
leadership, young workforce
and sprawling campus in rural
Wisconsin. p. 56
Q&A With Kevin
Lofton
The CEO of Catholic Health
Initiatives explains what first
piqued his interest in healthcare
and recalls the piece of advice
that has stuck with him most:
'It's just another dog and pony
show.' p. 127
How to Shatter the
CFO Stereotype
Although the role of CFO has
evolved significantly in recent
years, many of the clichés
associated with financial
leaders have not. p. 36
150 Great
Places to Work in
Healthcare
