Make it Happen: Effective Execution in Healthcare Leadership

Daniel B. McLaughlin, director of the Center for Health and Medical Affairs at the Opus College of Business, has published a new book based on the best practices of leading health care delivery systems, examples from the business world and research findings.

Make it Happen: Effective Execution in Healthcare Leadership details how effective plan execution can turn today’s challenges into tomorrow’s successes. In his publication, McLaughlin

  • Outlines business intelligence techniques for collecting, displaying and reviewing data that are useful to strategy formulation
  • Explains alternative approaches to strategic planning, including scenario planning
  • Reviews the management tools used to execute change, including the balanced scorecard
  • Discusses how to create a culture that engages employees and drives change
  • Uses the creation of Accountable Care Organizations, health care homes and bundled payment projects as examples of effective execution

A companion website contains web links, resources and videos on the use of the software mentioned in the book.