Thought Leadership

Ambulatory surgery centers rely on a highly skilled, experienced, and engaged workforce to run efficiently in a change-driven industry. These healthcare professionals have demanding and fast-paced jobs, and they need to work in a safe and supportive environment...

For many busy healthcare executives, employment practices matters are often secondary to more immediate problems. But while employee/employer challenges might not seem pressing in the moment, if they aren’t addressed, they can become critical and costly...

Last month, two members of MedHQ’s leadership team hosted a presentation as part of the ASCA’s 2018 Webinar Series. In a webinar titled, “Tackle the Top Five Human Resources Risk Events,” Tom Jacobs, CEO, and Rita Hernandez-Figi, VP, Human Resources Services...

Leaders of ASCs are responsible not only for safeguarding the health of their patients, but also for making wide-ranging management decisions that affect the facility’s risk management, efficiency, and productivity. The day-to-day duties of running an...

Rolling into the new year ahead energized by the successes of 2017, MedHQ Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Tom Jacobs shared his outlook on the challenges and opportunities for ASCs in 2018 and looked back on a few of MedHQ’s key accomplishments...

As average retirement age climbs with the health, vitality and economic necessity of the Baby Boomer generation today, many ASC leaders are challenged to manage a workforce that includes employees age 18 to 80. Motivating workers across a multi-generations...

Identifying and providing constructive career development opportunities for your ASC’s top performing employees can be one of the most cost-efficient ways to ensure success for your organization in today’s complex healthcare environment. Cultivating the...

MedHQ will be among the exhibitors at Becker’s ASC 24th Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs, set for October 26th through the 28th, 2017 at Swissôtel, Chicago. This exclusive meeting brings together surgeons, physician leaders, administrators...

A recent study published by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, Nursing: Supply and Demand through 2020, reveals that the U.S. economy will create 1.6 million job openings for nurses through 2020. Of the 1.6 million job openings,...