In This Issue Everyone Accounted For Short of an act of God, no one in the medical industry should expect any quick, easy answers to the vendor-credentialing dilemma that is straining provider/seller relationships. Hospitals are standing firm by their need to make sure that vendors are credentialed, and although they may have sympathy for vendors faced with paying hefty per-hospital fees, they feel helpless to do anything about it. Read More... Where You Stand A new year provides an ideal opportunity to reassess where you stand financially. Knowing your net worth is an important first step in getting your financial house in order. You can't be effective planning for tomorrow until you know where you stand today. Read More... Keep it Simple At the end of the day, there seems to be a new paradigm shift occurring. At the same time, we have to ask ourselves if we are measuring our performance against our ARAs. Look, perhaps we should take this conversation off-line and white board a bit. After all, you do need proficient skill sets to be a catalyst in your organization. Read More... Moose on the Table Imagine a team meeting around a conference-room table. They are reviewing progress and making plans. Charts are reviewed, slides are projected, documents are handed out, and calculations are made. Now imagine that standing in the middle of the conference-room table is a great big moose. Read More... Major Market Spotlight We review the Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL MSA, including geographical coverage, population demographics, top IDNs, hospitals, Long Term Care / Skilled Nursing, and news. Read More... Operating News We summarize 21 news articles regarding hospital operations. Read More...