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The Importance of Reducing Nonbeneficial Care

The overuse of antibiotics in both medicine and livestock has been making headlines recently, and patients and community members may be turning to you with questions.

Board Self Evaluation

Evaluations and Assessments
Regular board self-evaluation is integral to effective governance. Use the questions in the attachment to assess whether your board is getting maximum mileage from its self-evaluation process.

Trustees face a balancing act on investments, spending

Trustee talking points Hospitals and health care foundations have been operating in a favorable charitable environment. Prospects could change in the fac

Eight Survival Strategies for Nonprofit Boards

SNAPSHOT Stand-alone, nonprofit hospitals seem to bear the brunt of an unfavorable financial climate.

Enhancing diversity

When Shafiq Rab agreed to become chief information officer and senior vice president of Rush University Medical Center late last year, the Chicago hospital snagged a leader in the use of mobile hea

Raising the Bar for Board Performance

Snapshot For boards to lead their organizations to value-based care, they will need highly skilled, energized and diverse members.

The Baldrige Influence on Governance Excellence

Trustee Articles
Guided by their organization’s mission, vision and values, trustees must govern with their eye on the future, the well-being of patients, and the health of their communities.

Competency-Based Governance: A Foundation for Board and Organizational Effectiveness

Trustee Articles
The 2007 report of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Health Care Governance focused on building a foundation for exceptional governance and included several tools and practices to help boards move from good to great performance.

Leadership Assessment and Competencies

As hospitals and health systems evolve to meet changing reimbursement and delivery system demands, so too must the organization’s leadership.