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Taking Responsibility for Transitions at the Top

Succession planning is a high-stakes governance responsibility. The significant costs of protracted CEO searches and failed replacements are well-documented. Yet, data from the for-profit and nonprofit sectors continue to show that many boards aren’t focusing enough attention on succession planning or on getting it right.

Are hospital boards paying enough attention to strategic planning?

In the 2017-2018 Public Company Governance Survey conducted by the National Association of Corporate Directors, 600 directors of publicly traded companies we

Creating Age-Friendly Health Systems

Hospital and health system trustees can help move forward an evidence-based framework to achieve better health for an aging population with complex care needs.

Integrating Behavioral and Physical Health through Primary Care

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Hospitals and health systems are finding a range of ways to integrate behavioral and physical care in a primary care clinic, thereby improving patient outcomes and lowering costs.

How Hospitals Can Make the Best Use of Social Media

Discover how hospitals can effectively utilize social media to engage with patients and communities. Learn more about the benefits and strategies in this comprehensive guide.

Today's Provider-Sponsored Health Plans: What Boards Need to Know

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With the recent rounds of health insurance company merger and acquisition activity, many hospital executives and their boards may be wondering if a provider-owned plan might make sense for them.

Succession Planning

Penny Wheeler, M.D., was barely into her tenure as CEO of Allina Health and fresh from a transition period earlier this year with retiring CEO Kenneth Paulus when the topic turned to who might repl

Get a Strategic Edge at This Years Rural Leadership Conference

As a kid, I remember that the best roller coasters were the ones that were both terrifying and exhilarating.

Employers Plan Changes for Health Coverage

Many large employers plan to keep health care coverage cost increases to 5 percent for the third consecutive year by making plan changes, adopting consumer-directed health plans and exp

Successful discharge planning starts early

As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sharpens the sticks and sweetens the carrots to encourage health care providers to reduce avoidable readmissions, better discharge planning has b