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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.
Accreditation: What Boards Need to Know
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Voluntary accreditation is considered to be an important symbol of a hospital’s commitment to high-quality, safe care. Some consumers look for accreditation when choosing a hospital. Many health care professionals believe it is an important indicator of the commitment to quality and safety they are looking for when choosing a place to practice.
Keeping Risk in Check
Trustee Articles
The complexities inherent in performance-based contracts call for increased board oversight
Fiduciary Duties, Conflicts of Interest and Independence Refresher
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These are exciting and challenging times for board members of not-for-profit health care organizations. The main driver of this state of affairs is a field-wide transformation that promises to result in better quality, higher value, and population health improvement. Most board members see this as a positive move for their organization and community, since their missions often speak to the need to improve the health of the communities they serve.
Transforming Care Delivery to Focus on Patient Outcomes: Why Boards Matter
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In the publication, authors Joshi and Horak state that hospital trustees support hospitals’ fundamental missions to improve the health of the community. In a climate of growing concerns about the quality of health care and the amount we pay for it, trustees are called upon to oversee the transformation of the culture of the organization.
Overseeing Health Equity in the Age of Emerging Risk
Incorporating health equity into strategy represents a new undertaking for some health care leaders — one that requires a shift in thinking and taking action in such core areas as culture, structure, functions and incentives.
Redefining the Physician’s Role as Care Team Leader
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With training and support, physicians can become effective team leaders.
Credentialing, Privileging and the Engaged Board
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Education, preparation and collegiality can empower physician and lay member trustees to make fair and thoroughly vetted decisions.
Advent of "Care Systems" Means Governance Must Also Transform
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Society and industries are always evolving; revolutionary change occurs sporadically when powerful forces align to disrupt the old order. The health care delivery system today is in the midst of an historic transformation to redesign how care is delivered. The quite immodest aim is to take 20 to 30 percent of costs out of the system while maintaining or improving clinical outcomes and patients’ health.