B. E. Smith

Interim leadership is a proven solution for many challenging situations in the healthcare setting. Find out the most common reasons a healthcare organization hires an interim leader, as well as the considerable return on investment it can deliver.

The impact of changing federal regulations over the past five years has been hard-felt by this 70+-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit (IRU).

B. E. Smith, the only full-service leadership solutions firm dedicated exclusively to healthcare providers, has been retained by Covenant Health in Knoxville, Tenn., to lead a national search for an executive vice president of human resources.

In spite of the challenges it presents, a leadership void doesn’t have to be a liability. Rather, it is an ideal opportunity to leverage a skilled interim leader who will take the organization to the next level.

B. E. Smith recently surveyed 200 leading healthcare executives to provide insight into the issues they expect to face in the coming year. The survey results continue to reinforce historical issues, however, new issues have come to the forefront.