Strategy Insights

As of 2018, the US spent about 17% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on healthcare. In addition, the US spends, on average, two-and-a-half times more compared to a majority of other developed nations, while allocating almost 60% less on social services (https://stats.oecd.org). Not surprisingly, average life expectancy lags behind most European nations by more…

Switching to a new EHR? Transitioning from one system to another is a chance to reset your healthcare organizational goals. However, switching systems or simply trying to optimize the system you currently have can be a daunting project. Given the high rate of IT project failures, it is no wonder that so many healthcare organizations…

I am writing this insight while sitting in the comfort of my own home. My setting is quiet and bright and composed of all of the things I need to work effectively. Where I am sitting has the creature comforts and open space that I use to help keep my mind focused and sharp. But…

Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on June 2019 and has been revisited one year later. Leadership. We hear the word thrown around quite a bit – and in countless different situations. From high school sports teams to politics and everything in between, we need leaders in our lives to guide the way the…

As a consultant within the healthcare industry, a large portion of my time is spent on the front-lines working directly with the teams and individual staff members that help deliver service to patients. The nurses, physicians, medical assistants, and various support staff are the people who have direct contact with patients and their families on…

We are all impacted in one way or another from this pandemic. For me, the reality of it all struck harder more recently. A family member living on her own became ill. She had many of the symptoms that I have seen in the news repeatedly that could indicate COVID-19. My first thoughts were for…

The healthcare industry is in constant flux, with sweeping changes occurring on a regular basis. In fact, in addition to the current COVID-19 outbreak, a major challenge facing healthcare organizations in this climate of reform is managing costs while still delivering excellent patient care. To accomplish this, operations management must constantly keep up with demand…

All healthcare companies undergo change on a regular basis. This is the reality of an industry in constant growth and continuously adapting to the needs of patients. However, change needs to make sense even in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the most important feature of change is that it should be good for…

COVID-19 continues to affect our lives daily. As the CEO of a healthcare management consulting company I feel the pains of other organizations in the healthcare industry. Our clients managing hospitals and physician practices are navigating through uncharted waters. Every one of our clients’ situations are unique depending on the type of services they provide….

There are approximately 75 million millennials in the United States, which is nearly one-fourth of the population. Millennials are people typically born from 1982 through 2000. They are the children and grandchildren of the baby boomers, but the world that millennials live in is greatly changed from that of their parents. Millennials grew up in…

John Lynch & Associates is pleased to announce that Quality Marketing and Consulting (QMC), a leading provider of physician networking and marketing solutions, has partnered with John Lynch & Associates to further enhance their existing client strategy and marketing services while expanding in new areas. Quality Marketing and Consulting is an experienced marketing company that…

Analytics in healthcare is now commonplace. Almost everybody is utilizing some form of analytics, whether it be population health software, or even instituting an organization-wide quality management department within a hospital or health system to measure the health outcomes the organization is striving for. In fact, nowadays healthcare analytics is an expected necessity in the…