Medical errors are not rare edge cases. They are a persistent, systemic challenge that healthcare organizations of every size face every day....
Leadership
Top 12 Performance Improvement Metrics Every Hospital Should Track
Healthcare organizations today are under constant pressure to deliver better care, maintain compliance, and operate efficiently. Expectations from...
Why the Healthcare Quadruple Aim Hasn’t (Yet) Hit the Bullseye
In 2014, the Triple Aim proposed by IHI in 2007 became the Quadruple Aim. This transition occurred because the objectives of the Triple Aim – better...
Leadership is Personal – Innovating Improvements is a Team Effort
In his recent article “Leadership is Personal” published on LinkedIn’s Pulse, Keith Thurgood (also a member of Prista’s Board of Directors) notes...
3 Reasons Why “Designed by Clinicians” is Not Going to Save Healthcare IT
A recent article in Medical Economics, “The Promise of Next Generation EHRs” was an interesting read. It got me thinking, and there were a few...
Increasing Efficiency in 2018
It’s the beginning of a new year, and in 2018 the healthcare industry would greatly benefit from better utilization of resources. U.S. health care...
Physician Leadership in a VUCA World
By Keith Thurgood, PhD - Prista Board of Directors We live in a VUCA world. Developed as an operational construct by the United States Army in the...





