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Disruptive Governance - A Path to Becoming an Exceptional Board

Trustee Articles
Health care governance has entered a new era of heightened accountability, scrutiny and reform. This era imposes significant new burdens and challenges on boards and has raised the bar on what is required and expected of them. As a result, many boards are shifting their focus away from strategic leadership toward becoming compliant custodians.

A new model for equity of care

Increasing diversity in health care leadership and eliminating care disparities are critical to ensuring high-quality care for all.

Making the Business Case for Equitable Health Care

Health care transformation calls for engaging hospitals, trustees and communities to ensure that all patients receive high-quality care.

Governing for Diverse Communities

Trustee Articles
In July 2011, five national health associations jointly urged hospital and health system leaders to take three steps to help eliminate health disparities and improve quality of care. These steps called for increasing...

MHC Governance Learning Collaborative

Trustee Articles
Are You Prepared to Meet Today’s Governance Challenges? Serving on a community hospital or health care system board in today’s challenging environment takes more than the desire to fulfill a fiduciary duty.

Governance Implications of Changing from Hospital to Care System Governance

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The American Hospital Association’s report, Hospitals and Care System of the Future, describes the transformation of health care delivery from first curve to second curve, driven by a shift from volume driven to value-driven payment systems. While there is no single “end state” model that suitable for all organizations or communities, the report offers a compelling vision of “care systems” that are accountable, integrated and coordinated around patient and community needs.”

How Should We Handle Board Compensation?

Should hospital and health system trustees be compensated?

Most Wired hospitals using tech to drive efficiency

Many hospitals and health systems across the country have put the technological pieces in place to drive efficiencies and improve patient care and the patient experience, but they still have room f

Umbdenstock Reflects on Tenure With AHA, Shares Insight for Industrys Future

After 40 years in health care, eight as top executive at the American Hospital Association, RICH UMBDENSTOCK, 65, concluded his career at the end of August.