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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.

Our last issue of Trustee

This issue marks the final issue of Trustee magazine. 

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Snapshot As inpatient utilization declines, outdated rural hospitals can meet their community’s changing needs by building or converting to ambulatory-driven life enhanceme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.