Resources

Articles

Helmer, Lynn. “A Quality (of Life) Conundrum- Summertime: Health Maintenance or Just Plain Fun?”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS Sept/Oct 2014; 11:5ecem

Helmer, Lynn. “Patient Privacy vs Patient Branding-A Quality Conundrum?”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS July/August 2014; 11:4

Helmer, Lynn. “Accountability vs. Just Culture-A Quality Conundrum?”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS May/June 2014; 11:3

Helmer, Lynn. “Is Efficiency a Quality Conundrum?”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS March/April 2014; 11:2

Helmer, Lynn. “Healthcare.gov-A Quality Conundrum?”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS Jan/Feb 2014; 11:1

Helmer, Lynn. “Priorities as a Quality Conundrum”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS Nov/Dec 2013; 10:6

Helmer, Lynn. “Health Care Providers- Are WE a Quality Conundrum?- A Quality Conundrum?”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS Sept/October 2013; 10:5

Helmer, Lynn. “What We Communicate- A Quality Conundrum?”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS July/August 2013; 10:4

Helmer, Lynn. “Health Care Quality- A Quality Conundrum?”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS May/June 2013; 10:3

Helmer, Lynn. “A Quality Conundrum- Can We Learn from the Dogs?”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS March/April 2013; 10:2

Helmer, Lynn. “New Beginnings- A Quality Conundrum?”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS January/February 2013; 10:1

Helmer, Lynn. “Patient Centeredness vs. Measurable Quality of Care- The Next Quality Conundrum?”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS November/December 2012; 9:6

Helmer, Lynn. “HealthCare Information Technology- A Quality Conundrum?”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS September/October 2012; 9:5

Helmer, Lynn. “Anecdotal Advice- A Quality Conundrum”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS July/August 2012; 9:4

Helmer, Lynn. “Boundaries: Empowerment or Control”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare- ABQUARP NEWS May/June 2012; 9:3

Helmer, Lynn. “Marlin and the Skunk”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS March/April 2012 9:2

Helmer, Lynn. “Complexity- The Ruling Quality Conundrum”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare- ABQUARP NEWS Jan/Feb 2012 9:1

Physician – Heal Thyself
November 2011
Lynn Helmer, MD, MBA, CHCQM

The Patient Problem
November 2011
Lynn Helmer, MD, MBA, CHCQM

Helmer, Lynn. “Accountable Care Organizations-A Conundrum?”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS Nov/Dec 2011 8:6

Helmer, Lynn. “KISS- Not a Quality Conundrum at all!”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare- ABQUARP NEWS September/October 2011 8:5

Helmer, Lynn. “-Regulations – Making Health Care Safer or NOT? Another Quality Conundrum”.
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS July/August 2011

Helmer, Lynn. “Partnership for Patients – A New Quality Conundrum?”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS . May/June 2011

Helmer, Lynn. “What We’ve Got Here is Failure to Communicate…” Cool Hand Luke, Dr. Welby, or me?”.
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWSS March/April 2011; 2:14

Helmer, Lynn. “Working Too Hard? Not Working Enough! Another Quality Conundrum”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS January/February 2011; 1:46

Helmer, Lynn. “Are We Looking Carefully Enough at What is Most Important for Patient Safety?”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare-ABQUARP NEWS November/December 2010; 6:60

Helmer, Lynn. “Are Electronic Health Records the Ultimate Quality Conundrum?”
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare -ABQUARP NEWS September/October 2010; 5:60

Helmer, Lynn. “Patient Safety- Low Tech Solutions That Work… Thanks Dr. Gawande!”
Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare- ABQUARP NEWS July/August 2010; 4:44

Quality Conundrums
May/June 2010
By: Lynn Helmer, MD, MBA, CHCQM
ABQAURP Diplomate since 1998

Quality Conundrums
March/April 2010
By: Lynn Helmer, MD, MBA, CHCQM
ABQAURP Diplomate since 1998

Lynn Helmer & Linda Knapp- Performance Improvement CME Activity: Better Leadership-Better CME-Better Patient Care- Almanac Sept 2009; 31:9

Personal Best – Making Better Decisions
July 6, 2007
By: Lynn Helmer, MD, MBA, FACP
Medical Economics

Personal Best – Running a Great Meeting
Feb. 2, 2007
By: Lynn Helmer, MD, MBA, FACP
Medical Economics

Personal Best – Living a balanced life
Nov 3, 2006
By: Lynn Helmer, MD, MBA, FACP
Medical Economics

Personal Best – Conquering podium paralysis
Oct 6, 2006
By: Leslie Kane, MACC, Lynn Helmer, MD, MBA, FACP
Medical Economics

Personal Best – Reaching Your Potential
Sep 15, 2006
By: Leslie Kane, MACC, Lynn Helmer, MD, MBA, FACP
Medical Economics

Helmer, Lynn – A New Tool for Time Management –
M.D. News, Southern New Jersey Edition – 2005

Tools

Needs Assessment – Organizational Leadership

DRD Healthcare Consulting needs assessment form

Time Management Resource (MS Word format)

Organizations

http://www.abqaurp.org/
Interdisciplinary organization for physicians, nurses, risk managers and others. Joint programs with DRD that are CME/CEU accredited. Distance learning and other valuable programs as well.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Home page for government agency. Many useful links to clinical guidelines, grants and information.

American College of Physician Executives
Extensive resources for current and aspiring physician executives. Useful networking opportunities.

www.baldrige.nist.gov
NIST sponsored website with extensive information and resources on the Baldrige Criteria for performance excellence.

www.drexel.edu/elam
Leadership development programs focusing on issues in academic medicine.

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Home page for JCAHO – many free resources and newsletters.

http://www.managementmpowerment.com/
Leadership, entrepreneurship, strategic planning and organizational development programs.

Medical Economics
Online version of the print publication.

Practice Fusion