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How Hospitals Can Prepare for Inevitable Breaches of Patient Data

Snapshot A series of high-profile breaches underscored the vulnerability of online records and the ability of cyber-criminals to

5 ways to improve care for older patients

Last year marked the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid. These two programs (including state funding) represent 37 cents of every dollar spent on health care in the United States.

Financial Challenges Claim Top Spot on CEOs List of Concerns

Community hospital chief executive officers ranked financial challenges first on a list of their top 10 concerns in 2014, according to an annual survey by the American College of Healthcare Executi

The hospital board and physicians, plus more news for health system trustees

AHA Resources Understanding board’s role in hospital–physician relations The American Hospital Association's Center for Healthcare Governance invites hospita

Care and payment models: The right fit

Developing health care delivery and payment models to achieve the Triple Aim will be challenging.

Consumerism Hits Health Care

Snapshot Faced with growing financial responsibility for their health care, individuals are behaving more like consumers when making care decisions.

Trustees playing game with higher stakes

By now, every health care leader understands that the Affordable Care Act is catalyzing a complete transformation of the field, including reimbursement arrangements, business models and mechanism

The Three Challenges Impacting Health Cares New Normal

SNAPSHOT Hospital and system leaders say that they are acclimating to the transformed health care environment, but risk-based contracts, pressure to grow and regulatory scrutiny

Rethinking the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

Reducing readmissions is an important way to improve quality and lower health care spending, and hospitals are making significant progress.

New payment models: Are you ready?

When describing how care delivery differs under value-based payment versus traditional fee for service, Douglas Pogue, M.D., points to the way physicians’ mindsets are changing in the BJC Acc