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Quality Payment Program, Year 2
In January, physicians and other eligible clinicians began their second year of Medicare’s Quality Payment Program, established by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.
Two-Part Discussion on Diversity and the Future of Boards
Three trustee leaders answer questions about advancing board diversity and how governance may evolve in an ever-changing health care environment.
Population Health Resources for Boards
The AHA provides links to population health resources for boards.
What Boards Need to Know about the New CMS QAPI Requirement Jun 28
CMS's QAPI program is intended to ensure that hospitals have in place active and effective systems to examine the care they provide, identify problems that contribute to patient harm or poor performance and take steps to remedy those problems with appropriate follow up to ensure performance has improved. In updating this interpretive guidance, CMS is emphasizing its expectation that governing boards must oversee the quality of care provided. During AHA’s webinar, participants will hear from Nancy Foster, Vice President, Quality and Patient Safety, AHA about these new requirements and learn how to prepare your board to meet them.
Understanding quality scorecards: A primer for boards
The number of public quality scorecards for hospitals has increased exponentially in recent years as consumers take more interest in getting the most value for their health care dollar.
Bottom Line in Patient Safety and Quality
Improving patient safety is a goal at every hospital and health system. In fact, hospital and system trustees have a fiduciary responsibility to ensure high-quality, safe patient care.
The Board's Role in Cybersecurity (Part One)
Trustee Articles
With proper planning and investment, hospitals and health systems can reduce cyber risks and vulnerabilities.
Hospital Use of Quality Improvement Methodologies
This is 14 percent more than all hospitals with an organized quality improvement program that responded to the November 2014 American Hospital Association Survey of Care Systems and Payment.
When a Board Member Crosses the Line: Removing a Trustee Midterm
Holding board members accountable and addressing issues in a timely manner are essential to a successful boardroom culture.
Governance Quality and Resources to Improve it
Twice a year, the American Hospital Association’s Center for Healthcare Governance convenes board and C-suite members for education and discussion and, twice a year, governance consultant Jam