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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.

Theres no finish line in the pursuit of board diversity

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

Planning the workforce of the future

Trustee talking points As health care transforms, the health care workforce will have to change, too. Hospital boards should make workforce planning and development part

10 Myths of Executive Compensation

Hiring and retaining the right hospital leaders and ensuring that they achieve the organization’s goals are among the board’s most important functions, and executive compensation plays

Massachusetts General Hospital wins Foster G. McGaw prize for community service

For years, Caitrin Houlihan sought solace in drugs and alcohol.

Recruiting rural executives

Rural hospitals and health systems often face a leadership Catch-22: They need strong leaders to overcome the well-documented challenges facing rural health care — limited resources and dwind

Quality measurement: Making it meaningful

America’s hospitals are committed to sharing meaningful, accurate hospital quality information with the patients they serve.

Hospitals and food insecurity

As health care moves toward a population health paradigm that focuses on keeping people healthy, hospitals and health systems are recognizing the significance of the social determinants of health.

Rethinking the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

Reducing readmissions is an important way to improve quality and lower health care spending, and hospitals are making significant progress.