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Redefining the Physician’s Role as Care Team Leader

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With training and support, physicians can become effective team leaders.

Serving Older Emergency Patients with Extra TLC

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Hospitals large and small recognize the value of special protocols and services for older patients who seek emergency care.

Physicians Report Increase in Emergency Department Visits

Emergency physicians have noticed an increase in the volume of emergency department patients since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act on Jan.

Hospitals use technology to improve emergency room performance

Hospitals are making greater use of new technologies to improve emergency department throughput.

Priorities for todays nurse leader

Maureen Swick, R.N., took the helm as chief nursing officer of the American Hospital Association and CEO of the American Organization of Nurse Executives last summer.

Physician Whiplash

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Board support is essential in helping doctors take on and succeed in leadership roles. The emerging health care environment requires far more physician leadership than has been needed in the past. But there is a natural barrier to physicians who answer the call to lead, and it is best described as “physician whiplash.”

Mental illness and acute care

For a long time, behavioral health patients have been marginalized in the nation’s health care system.

An Ounce of Prevention Hospitals Look to Prevention for Better Security

[byline] Story by Beth Burmahl with data by Jamie Morgan and Suzanna Hoppszallern   [body]

Health care CEOs can build engagement by cultivating physician leaders

Perhaps the greatest challenge health care organizations face over the next decade is physician engagement.

Incoming AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack Sees the Big Picture

Snapshot The American Hospital Association’s incoming president and CEO says that successful advocacy isn’t just about lobbying on Capitol Hill.