Recent Survey Results

December 27, 2010 to February 14, 2011
What are the top challenges you will face in 2011?
30%  —  Financial
19%  —  Quality
15%  —  Leadership shortage
15%  —  Technology
14%  —  Regulatory
  7%  —  Safety

November 16 to December 26, 2010
If your healthcare organization has a vacancy,
how are you filling it?
43%  —  Internal Recruiter
29%  —  Interim Leader
18%  —  External Search Firm
10%  —  Not backfilling  

September 29 to November 15, 2010
Do you plan on making a job change within the next:
80%  —  12 months
15%  —  1 to 2 years
  3%  —  3 to 4 years
  2%  —  No plans to change
  0%  —  5+ years

August 28 to September 28, 2010
If your facility has an inpatient rehab unit, at what capacity
is your IRU currently operating?
47%  —  81% to 100%
42%  —  61% to 80%
10%  —  41% to 60%
  1%  —  Below 40%  

June 26 to August 27, 2010
If your healthcare organization has a vacancy,
how are you filling it?
47%  —  Interim Leader
36%  —  Internal Recruiter
17%  —  External Search Firm
  0%  —  Not backfilling

April 8 to June 25, 2010
Do you think your organization will need to increase usage if Interim Leaders in the future?

55% — Yes
45% — No

March 20 to April 7, 2010
Which area of case management has the most significant impact financially?

  4% — Observation rate
  8% — Length of stay
13% — Case Mix Index
75% — All of the above

February 10 to March 19, 2010
Do you have a formal process for onboarding new executives?

68% — No
32% — Yes

December 23, 2009 to February 10, 2010
Have you considered Interim Leadership as a future career path?

82% — Yes
18% — No

November 12 to December 22, 2009
Do you plan on making a job change within the next:

82% — 12 months
14% — 1 to 2 years
  1% — 3 to 4 years
  0% — 5+ years
  3% — No plans to change

October 28 to November 11, 2009
How many years have you had to push-back your expected retirement date, due to the recession?

  4% — 1 to 2 years
  6% — 3 to 4 years
63% — 5+ years
17% — Not affected

September 17 to October 28, 2009
Do you think good Materials Management can positively impact patient satisfaction, quality and financial savings?

94% — Yes
  6% — No

September 1 to September 16, 2009
Does your organization utilize a formalized Resource Management Plan for:

90% — We don’t use formal resource management
10% — Financial resources
  0% — Inventory management
  0% — Human skills
  0% — Information technology

August 11 to August 31, 2009
Does your organization have a senior-level executive dedicated solely to physician practice management?

60% — No
40% — Yes