Clintcast
Clintcast brings Clint Maun's innovation and expertise to you via podcast. Clint is nationally recognized for his innovative leadership in healthcare consulting, speaking and research. In under 15 minutes, you'll hear healthcare's best practice stories, tips and anecdotes five days a week. Join us for Clint's unique "twist" on healthcare which is fun, motivational and offers immediately usable ideas!
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 380
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2010
140-The Importance of Tours
Just like admissions (discussed in the previous episode), tours are a highly important process in regards to revenue enhancement, and as such, need to be ready to go at a moment’s notice. There are m…
00:11:16 |
Fri 26 Jun 2009
139-Admission Preparation
Admissions are a vital part of the revenue enhancement process. That being said, it is equally vital to be prepared to process admissions at a moment’s notice, even without forewarning. As discussed …
00:10:34 |
Thu 25 Jun 2009
138-Suit Up For Every Game
Being a team player by necessity requires that you are ‘ready to play’ every game. Occasionally, life throws curve balls and you are taken out of the game by circumstances beyond your control, but it…
00:10:24 |
Wed 24 Jun 2009
137-Prioritization
Priorities are an incredibly important aspect of your day. When you don’t approach daily tasks with priorities in mind, stress and reactive behaviors are practically guaranteed, both for you and othe…
00:10:31 |
Tue 23 Jun 2009
136-Teaming Made Easier
A key factor to make teaming easier is to ensure that everyone is working towards (and rewarded for) common goals and targets. When this alignment is employed at all levels of the organization, then …
00:10:22 |
Mon 22 Jun 2009
135-Handling Falls
An ounce of prevention... how true! In this industry, falls are an unfortunate given. That being said, it is not impossible to drastically reduce the potential for falls and thus, also free up large …
00:10:36 |
Fri 19 Jun 2009
134-Telling It Like It Is
Being able to take on direct issues with others is a delicate and often difficult course to negotiate. The ability to ‘tell it like it is’ in a sensitive and positive manner is a challenging skill to…
00:10:54 |
Thu 18 Jun 2009
133-Partnerships
Success in healthcare relies in great part upon partnerships. These relationships exist in many different forms and pairings, such as staff partnerships, interdepartmental partnerships and even partn…
00:10:25 |
Wed 17 Jun 2009
132-Coming In Prepared
One would think it should be self-evident, but it is truly important to come to work prepared for the day, everyday. This is especially crucial in management roles. Unpreparedness has impacts not onl…
00:10:22 |
Tue 16 Jun 2009
131-Closing The Feedback Loop
Humans thrive on feedback. We need it to constantly monitor our progress against our internal measures and goals. Today, Clint discusses some key aspects of this process to make sure you close the fe…
00:10:22 |
Mon 15 Jun 2009
130-Beating a Dead Horse
There are lots of examples of time wasted on various activities, events, reports, etc. Beating these dead horses serves no useful purpose in fixing problems or brainstorming new solutions. We must be…
00:10:24 |
Fri 12 Jun 2009
129-Taking The Tough Action
Taking the tough action doesn't have to be relegated to one “bad guy” or manager. However, most often the toughest actions involve other human beings and as such, are unfortunately handled in just th…
00:10:24 |
Thu 11 Jun 2009
128-The Need For Profit
Whether your facility operates as a for-profit or a not-for-profit, there is still a need for profit, even if only to keep up with inflation. The availability of excess revenue goes a long way to ass…
00:10:32 |
Wed 10 Jun 2009
127-Pressure Sores
Dealing with pressure sores, like so many other aspects of healthcare, is best dealt with using teams. When you take a proactive team approach to preventing and fixing pressure sores, rather than rea…
00:10:54 |
Tue 09 Jun 2009
126-Playing Away Games
Even though the nursing unit for the most part plays “home games” in relation to their patients/residents, most of the rest of the staff play “away games”. That being said, ultimately both teams must…
00:10:34 |
Mon 08 Jun 2009
125-Why Transitional Units?
Transitional units are a fascinating part of the long term care continuum that provide many benefits for both the patient and the facility/staff. It is important that they be treated as a discreet po…
00:11:16 |
Fri 05 Jun 2009
124-Unnecessary Drugs
It is important to seriously consider and question the use of various drugs/medications (especially psychotropics) with certain patients in many situations. For instance, former physical restraints s…
00:10:41 |
Thu 04 Jun 2009
123-Running All Staff Meetings
All Staff Meetings often evoke feelings of dread in employees (and admins too sometimes!) - what tactics are available to make this necessary task not only more palatable to the meeting participants,…
00:10:39 |
Wed 03 Jun 2009
122-Medical-Surgical Units
As the healthcare system begins addressing an overhaul of its costs, processes, accountabilities, etc., one area available for closer examination is medical-surgical units and the costs associated wi…
00:10:48 |
Tue 02 Jun 2009
121-Why Worry?
A small amount of worrying can be healthy, especially when you are concerned with closing loops. attending to details and following through on matters where the well-being of yourself or others is at…
00:10:30 |
Mon 01 Jun 2009
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