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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
How to Grow the Amount of Women on Hospital Boards
In many ways, women are on the front line in health care — as consumers, employees and family caretakers. They possess firsthand knowledge of community health issues and needs.
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.
The One Trait that Consistently High-performing Health Systems and Hospitals Share
Consistently high-performing health systems and hospitals share a common trait. Their leadership teams are exceptionally humble.
How and Why to Increase Board Diversity
Board diversity has lagged behind the growth of increasingly diverse communities. This article looks at the advantage of having a diverse board and how to begin having discussions around building one and doing the work to create a diverse board.
10 Myths of Executive Compensation
Hiring and retaining the right hospital leaders and ensuring that they achieve the organization’s goals are among the board’s most important functions, and executive compensation plays
Theres no finish line in the pursuit of board diversity
It is generally accepted that board diversity is good for governance.
The Ever-important Role of Hospital Community Boards
Community governance is more critical today than ever before considering recent, often fast-moving trends and changes in the U.S. health care market. Nonprofit hospitals and health systems that double down on strong community governance not only have increased likelihood of staying true to their mission, but also have distinct strategic advantages over those that do not.
Recruiting rural executives
Rural hospitals and health systems often face a leadership Catch-22: They need strong leaders to overcome the well-documented challenges facing rural health care — limited resources and dwind
Massachusetts General Hospital wins Foster G. McGaw prize for community service
For years, Caitrin Houlihan sought solace in drugs and alcohol.