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Online Medical Crowdsourcing Can Save Lives
When Canadian physician John Fernandes was told earlier this year that there would be no way to rid a four-year-old girl of the same Escherichia coli strain that had claimed her brother’s life, Fer
Orientation and Evaluation Key to Successful Trusteeship
When trustees are appointed to the board of Manatee Memorial Hospital, they have a steep learning curve as they settle into this new role.
Outpatient Care Inspires New Building Design
Snapshot As inpatient utilization declines, outdated rural hospitals can meet their community’s changing needs by building or converting to ambulatory-driven life enhanceme
Educational and Networking Opportunities
The American Hospital Association’s Annual Membership Meeting offers trustees an excellent opp
Eight Survival Strategies for Nonprofit Boards
SNAPSHOT Stand-alone, nonprofit hospitals seem to bear the brunt of an unfavorable financial climate.
Eighty seven percent of hospitals have fee-for-service contracts with payers
The two other most common payment models are Medicaid contracts with states or through a Medicaid health plan (60 percent) and direct contractual relationships with employers (24 percent),
Eliminating Patient Harm
SNAPSHOT Hospitals that strive for high reliability aim to drive out the possibility of error and reject incremental improvements.
Embracing civility
We’re four months away from the presidential election, and a lot of Americans are already worn down by the nastiness, name-calling and inanity.
Employer Coverage Claiming Bigger Share of Worker Income
Workers are spending more of their income on their employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a report from the Commonwealth Fund.