Health & Medical




Sacrificing sacred cows
How Judith Ann Karam rolled out a new brand identity at Sisters of Charity Health System
Sister Judith Ann Karam sacrificed her sacred cow. The demands of a competitive business landscape often call for moral ambiguity, but Karam, al...


A healthy environment
Huron Hospital’s ‘go green’ pledge helps more than patients and visitors.
When a company decides to implement changes to care for the environment, it’s not a one-time deal but an opportunity for continuous impr...


Guided by principles
How Angela Braly leads WellPoint based on clear goals and a strong sense of purpose
 Angela Braly faced one of the biggest challenges of her career when she joined Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Missouri in 1999 as general counsel. T...


Restoration hardware
How James Kuras and the AxioMed team are developing new solutions for degenerative spine diseases
While the city of Cleveland has attracted plenty of national recognition as the poorest city in America, it has also garnered media attention for its...


At your service
How Scott Seidelmann markets new and existing services at Franklin & Seidelmann Subspecialty Radiology LLC
While it’s not a slam dunk, selling new services to an existing client could be a pretty easy task if you’ve maintained a good relationship.Scott P....


A success worth noting
How Larry Dolin developed a winning product at Noteworthy Medical Systems Inc.
The way Larry Dolin sees it, the success of a new product is measured by the success of its customers. “You might design a product and al...


Playing with fire
How Chuck Hallberg grew MemberHealth by $1 billion in one year by mastering the challenges of red-hot growth
   Growth.It’s something that every company wants, but not every company is ready for it. In fact, growth is like fire — beneficial when used proper...


Going shopping
Acquisition tips
Making acquisitions can increase your size and your capabilities. When Med-XS Solutions was incorporated in 1997, its goal was to provide the hea...

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Marketing muscles
How Royce Pulliam of Global Fitness Holdings LLC keeps Gold’s Gym strong


Looking ahead
Why Edward Rivalsky thinks of the future when making decisions at CSI


Henkel kicks butts
The company shows its employees it cares by offering smoking cessation clinics and other wellness programs.




Quitters always win
Dr. Asif Ali of Community Health Partners' Avon Lake Health Center recently taught three sessions of a smoking cessation program at Henkel Consumer Ad...


Losing it in Lake County
Lake Hospital System reports that more than 68 percent of people in Lake County are considered overweight, obese or severely obese. That's why the hos...


Protecting resources
The CEO takes care of the employees, but who takes care of the CEO?


Disappearing doctors
Malpractice insurance costs are driving some doctors out of business.


Workers' complication
The Ohio Supreme Court's recent ruling may render your absentee policy illegal.


Million-dollar smile
Entrepreneurial dentists and aging baby boomers are creating a new world of consumer health care products.


Small claims
In the case of self-funded health care plans, the road less taken may be that way for a good reason.


A healthier work force
Improve your employees' health and well-being -- and decrease your company's health care costs.


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