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Transformation and the Governance Agenda: Keeping Your Board on Track
Trustee Articles
Now that the Affordable Care Act has been upheld, it appears that the American health care delivery system is about to embark on unprecedented change. This transition encompasses a staggering number of issues: integration and physician alignment; significant reduction in Medicare reimbursement; heightened emphasis on quality and safety; the need to evaluate and pursue partnership options, such as mergers and affiliations with health care providers along the continuum of care; defining and delivering accountable care; and ultimately the complete transformation of an acute care based system to systems of care that promote and encourage population health.
The Principles of Lean Can Lead to Better Population Health
Lean principles and processes have become important tools for transforming health care delivery, transparency and cost.
The One Trait that Consistently High-performing Health Systems and Hospitals Share
Consistently high-performing health systems and hospitals share a common trait. Their leadership teams are exceptionally humble.
Applying Lean Principles to Board Work
Trustee Articles
Health care is ripe for change. The evidence is all around us. A majority of health care leaders recently surveyed said hospitals and health systems are most in need of disruptive innovation (New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst, February 16, 2017). Consumers are taking charge of their own health and seeking providers that deliver high-quality, affordable and accessible care in ways they have come to expect from their favorite retailers. And disrupters from within and outside of health care are joining forces and competing with traditional health care organizations to give consumers what they are looking for.
Preparing for an At-Risk Era
Snapshot Preparing for a value-based health care environment is daunting at a time when fee-for-service payments still predo
How and Why to Increase Board Diversity
Board diversity has lagged behind the growth of increasingly diverse communities. This article looks at the advantage of having a diverse board and how to begin having discussions around building one and doing the work to create a diverse board.
The Key Role of Trustees in Nurse Retention
Engaging and retaining nursing staff can help drive organizational performance, including improving patient safety, satisfaction and outcomes.
New Approaches to Board Chair Effectiveness
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Over the past decade, we have learned much about board effectiveness. A growing body of research has systematically confirmed the intuitive link between board and organizational performance: higher-performing boards are associated with higher-performing organizations.
What rural hospitals need to know about MACRA
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has rolled out a new Medicare physician payment system. The system will affect payment star
Reimbursement reform: Educating physicians
It was standing room only at a January physician education event in South Carolina as 140-plus providers in the Palmetto Health Quality Collaborative gathered from around the state’s Midlands regio