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AHA seeks to strengthen services for trustees

Governance AHA seeks to strengthen services for trustees The American Hospital Association board of trustees in July approved a plan to strengthen the AHA’s role in s

Skills and Tools New Board Members Need to Thrive

Health care governance education transformed immeasurably for the better during my 36-year career with the Arkansas Hospital Association.

How Hospitals Can Make the Best Use of Social Media

Recognizing the importance of social media is the first step in taking your hospital into the digital world.

Sample Patient Experience Dashboards

Dashboards/Scorecards
The sample dashboards that follow provide examples for a multihospital system as well as a single community hospital.

Total cost of care: Key considerations

There is a general consensus that the current level of health care spending is unsustainable. Yet, such spending is expected to continue to grow faster than the U.S.

Turning back the tide of the opioid epidemic

Every day, hospital clinicians witness the devastating effects of the opioid epidemic on the patients, families and communities they serve.

Three Essential Elements of a Disaster Communication Plan

Disaster planning is a widely accepted duty of both hospital management and boards of directors.

Financial Challenges Claim Top Spot on CEOs List of Concerns

Community hospital chief executive officers ranked financial challenges first on a list of their top 10 concerns in 2014, according to an annual survey by the American College of Healthcare Executi

A changing landscape

For all its challenges and complexities, health care transformation also presents tremendous opportunities for hospitals — and their boards.

Care close to home

Despite their small physical size, microhospitals are fast becoming a big thing in health care design.