Having worked in government affairs the majority of my professional life, and currently working as Director of Government Relations for Atrius Health, my job absolutely depends on the relationships I develop and maintain.  Probably the most important thing I’ve perfected is the art of networking and how important it is for the success in your […]

When entering a leadership role, the one thing that we can all agree on is that we think of ourselves last, everything comes before our needs! Our staff, our strategic plan, team development and the everyday “fires” we are trying to contain, ALWAYS come first! Lately, with roll out of a new EMR, regional expansion […]

Our 2017 Fall Forum was a success!  More than 70 women enjoyed a buffet dinner and networking for the first half of the night, and then, as is typical for our Fall Forums, we had two breakout sessions based on what our members expressed an interest in learning more about. In the first, Career Strategist, […]

The concept of hand-offs became popular in nursing literature and practice in the past decade.  The success of hand-offs rests solely in communication.  As teams operate in a lean staffing model, projects are inevitably going to be subjected to hand-offs.  Passing work off is not a reflection on anyone’s work, it’s simply a necessity of […]

I will be the first to admit that I am one of the outliers who truly enjoys networking. Women in Healthcare Management has afforded me this exceptional opportunity, as well as other groups. Most recently, I stepped out of my norm. I am mostly affiliated with professional women networks or those focused around healthcare management […]

I was driving to work last week and listening to the radio, and the two hosts were discussing a list recently compiled highlighting the contributions of women – both solo and groups – to the world of music.  The host made a point that canonization is an important part of keeping a record in musical […]

Three months ago I gave birth to my son, Dhruv. As expected, motherhood has been a life changing experience. My maternity leave has gone by in a wink and I am getting ready to go back to work. And just like that, I join millions of women in the US going back to work in 12 […]

“When you divorce providers from fee-for-service as a revenue stream, all kinds of exciting things can happen.” That blue-sky vision from Commonwealth Care Alliance Chief Medical Officer Toyin Ajayi, MD, MPhil, struck the keynote for this year’s WHCM “hot topic” Spring Forum panel presentation. Dr. Ajayi was speaking to this year’s panel topic, “Upending the […]

Although I have worked in government affairs most of my professional life, I am always struck by the many times I’ve had the opportunity to learn and grow based on my various interactions with colleagues. I consider it my responsibility to continually challenge myself to work to improve and no matter where you may be […]

As leaders in healthcare organizations, we often need to take the time to pause and have a gut check; these can be with ourselves, our staff, our leadership. Most recently I had our department do a check on our overall outlook: Who is looking toward decreasing workload, retirement, life changes that will alter the productivity […]