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When violence hits home: Lessons for hospitals

Trustee talking points In the aftermath of a number of shootings nationwide, hospitals are re-evaluating how well-prepared they are for hand

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 h

Leadership During Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions are complex and daunting to accomplish, full of intricate legal and financial questions, business-benefit projections and formulas for extracting efficiencies of scale.

Strategy for Change

Wurlitzer, Kodak, Digital Equipment Corporation — the business world is filled with the names of once great and dominant companies that ignored the winds of change.

AHA Chair-elect Takes Aim at the Triple Aim

Jim Skogsbergh has been at the helm of Advocate Health Care since April 2002.

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

Theres no finish line in the pursuit of board diversity

It is generally accepted that board diversity is good for governance.

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

AHA appoints new members to board

The American Hospital Association board of trustees has elected eight members to serve three-year terms on the board beginning Jan. 1.

Affiliations: A clear strategy

Many boards and executive teams of independent hospitals or health systems find themselves struggling with how to evaluate what role partnerships or affiliations should play in their organization&r