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High-performance succession planning

One thing that we all know is certain is change. Hospitals and health systems are adapting delivery models and strategies to remain viable for their communities.

The Cost of Value-based Care

Snapshot Sophisticated systems that link payer, financial and clinical data will drive population health efforts. More IT spending and a learning curve lie ahead.

Board Dashboards Deliver Vital Stats

Snapshot The dashboard is a quick, comprehensive way to keep trustees informed on hospital performance.

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

Trustees playing game with higher stakes

By now, every health care leader understands that the Affordable Care Act is catalyzing a complete transformation of the field, including reimbursement arrangements, business models and mechanism

5 ways to improve care for older patients

Last year marked the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid. These two programs (including state funding) represent 37 cents of every dollar spent on health care in the United States.

Priorities for a Hospital Board Chair

It is hard to imagine an industry more turbulent than health care or a position more demanding than hospital board chair.

Challenging Deeply Held Beliefs That Stymie Hospital Boards

Deeply held beliefs can blind boards to the true nature of change. It’s time to challenge the orthodoxies.

Quality measurement: Making it meaningful

America’s hospitals are committed to sharing meaningful, accurate hospital quality information with the patients they serve.

Coaching for Results

When a sports team has an outstanding game, people often examine the coach’s role in setting expectations for performance and helping the team effectively coalesce to achieve its goal.