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5 Necessary Competencies for CEOs
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When your board hired your organization’s CEO, the competencies the CEO possessed likely were a major factor in the selection process.
Hospital studies self-care program, with positive results
When leaders at Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas launched a novel program for administering long-term antibiotics to Parkland Memorial Hospital patients, they were seeking to address
Collaborative governance the key to improving community health
Health care delivery and payment are undergoing profound change.
Expanding the reach of palliative care
When Alexander Gamble, M.D., was hired to develop a palliative medicine program at Phelps County Regional Medical Center in south-central Missouri, he expected it would take some time to persuade p
Nurses as hospitalists
Trustee talking points
A growing number of small and rural hospitals, unable to recruit or afford physician hospitalists, are staffing their hospital medicine programs
The Rise of the New Health Companies
Snapshot A handful of high-performing hospital systems are coming together to form unique new entities that offer better, more convenient care at lower cost.
Three Essential Elements of a Disaster Communication Plan
Disaster planning is a widely accepted duty of both hospital management and boards of directors.
Taking Responsibility for Transitions at the Top
Succession planning is a high-stakes governance responsibility. The significant costs of protracted CEO searches and failed replacements are well-documented.
Building hospitals to improve patient safety
Trustee Talking Points
Trustee Talking Points
Hospital leaders — ex
Know your community for population health
Conversations about the Affordable Care Act and its effect on hospitals have often concerned readmissions and the health insurance exchanges.