Tag: business of medicine

Improving healthcare: CMO uses Physician MBA to eliminate business blind spots

Posted October 22, 2020 by spwinter

Improving healthcare: CMO uses Physician MBA to eliminate business blind spots “Physicians know this field better than anyone else. Some of my fellow alumni have gone into policy work to help lawmakers better understand medicine. We need more physician leaders to step up and lead the U.S. in remaining a leader in medicine.”

Physician MBA grad named to 2020 Poets & Quants Best and Brightest Executive MBA list

Posted July 30, 2020 by Teresa Mackin

Physician MBA grad named to Poets & Quants Best and Brightest Executive MBA listing Congratulations to Sara Jo Grethlein, MD, MBA’20, who was named to the Poets & Quants Best & Brightest Executive MBA listing for 2020.

Cardiologist improves diagnostic testing and earns new role after MBA

Posted July 7, 2020 by spwinter

Cardiologist improves diagnostic testing and earns new role after MBA To learn the business side of healthcare, physicians often find themselves stepping away from their traditional pedagogy.

Emergency medicine chief uses MBA to navigate leadership, conflict and forecasting the future after COVID-19

Posted May 19, 2020 by spwinter

Emergency medicine chief uses MBA to navigate leadership, conflict and forecasting the future after COVID-19 There’s often a calm before the storm.

In emergency medicine, it’s just a calm before the latest storm.

CEO uses MBA lessons as hospital admits one of the first COVID cases in Indiana

Posted April 28, 2020 by spwinter

CEO uses MBA lessons as hospital admits one of the first COVID cases in Indiana At 12:40 am on March 9, 2020, Scott Smith, MD, MBA’20, got a call. The CEO and medical director of Adams Health Network in northeast Indiana, Dr. Smith is also an emergency medicine physician, and he was the administrator on call the night that his 25-bed, rural hospital system received one of the first COVID-19 patient admissions in Indiana.

Physician MBA using business training to form new processes, keep patients safe during COVID-19

Posted April 28, 2020 by Teresa Mackin

Physician MBA using business training to form new processes, keep patients safe during COVID-19 As an oncologist, hematologist and medical director for cancer services at IU Health’s Adult Academic Health Center and Joe & Shelly Schwarz Cancer Center, Sara Jo Grethlein, MD, MBA’20, is leading her team through the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure immunocompromised patients and all within the organization are safe.

Emergency medicine physician uses skills from MBA to introduce telemedicine prior to pandemic

Posted April 22, 2020 by spwinter

Emergency medicine physician uses skills from MBA to introduce telemedicine prior to pandemic Prior to the arrival of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in Indiana, Vasu Voleti, MD, MBA’19, was tackling the issue of using telehealth at her hospital system.

Webinars to share best practices, business advice for healthcare professionals managing the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted March 31, 2020 by Teresa Mackin

Kelley School of Business Physician MBA faculty and alumni offering strategies, tools for healthcare workers Physicians and Kelley School of Business faculty are teaming up to offer a free webinar series to help guide healthcare professionals through the COVID-19 crisis. The series will offer expertise from Kelley School faculty who teach in the physician-only MBA…… Read more »

Physician MBA helps pass legislation to improve maternal and fetal mortality in Indiana

Posted March 2, 2020 by spwinter

Physician MBA helps pass legislation to improve maternal and fetal mortality in Indiana Through a healthcare policy course, Mary Pell Abernathy, MD, MBA’18, learned how to communicate with lawmakers to create change. She’s now working to improve state laws as she advocates on behalf of fetal and maternal health in Indiana.

Radiologist becomes positive change leader using skills gained in MBA

Posted November 8, 2019 by Teresa Mackin

Radiologist becomes positive change leader using skills gained in MBA “Now, my interactions are more powerful. I understand the complex environment, and I can communicate more effectively and participate actively in the practice’s strategic direction.”

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