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Online Medical Crowdsourcing Can Save Lives

When Canadian physician John Fernandes was told earlier this year that there would be no way to rid a four-year-old girl of the same Escherichia coli strain that had claimed h

Millennials' Turn at the Top

Trustee talking points Although millennials increasingly fill the workforce, they’re not filling the health care leadership ranks at the pace of previous generations.

Youth and the hospital e-suite

It is generally accepted that executive development and succession planning are critical tools in organizational development.

How trustees can improve alignment by overseeing physician compensation

Relationships between health systems and physicians have undergone significant change in recent years as the health care field transforms into a value-based system of quality, patient satisfaction

Leadership Assessment and Competencies

As hospitals and health systems continue to navigate the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, one important tool often goes overlooked.

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

Granting physician privileges

A friend of mine who’s a colorectal surgeon in a city far from my home in Utah told me a fascinating story recently about how colonoscopies are performed in the hospital where he practices.

Who Is Accountable for this Patient?

Trustee Magazine Articles
Payers in population health contracts are using claims data to identify the physician responsible for a patient’s health and spending. It’s an inexact science that can aggravate providers before empowering them.

Board support: Is it time for dedicated governance leadership?

Trustee talking points As hospitals and health systems grow increasingly complex, they are increasingly creating dedicated support staff for their boards. Full-

How Hospitals Can Prepare for Inevitable Breaches of Patient Data

Snapshot A series of high-profile breaches underscored the vulnerability of online records and the ability of cyber-criminals to