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The hospital board and physicians, plus more news for health system trustees

AHA Resources Understanding board’s role in hospital–physician relations The American Hospital Association's Center for Healthcare Governance invites hospita

Nurse as CEO: A unique fit

On her first day of work in September at Florida’s Memorial Hospital Miramar, Grisel Fernandez-Bravo, R.N., was given a hospital ID badge displaying her new title: chief executive officer

Consumerism Hits Health Care

Snapshot Faced with growing financial responsibility for their health care, individuals are behaving more like consumers when making care decisions.

Patient-focused Care Means Quality Comes First

High-quality, patient-centered care has always been imperative for health care providers and their boards.

What it Takes to Be the New CEO

Snapshot With hospitals moving beyond their four walls to establish ambulatory care facilities, take on financial risk and pr

Collaborating for behavioral health

Trustee talking points An estimated 43.4 million U.S.

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.

Mental illness and acute care

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

Case study: Wisconsin hospital embraces NPs as hospitalists

When the independent primary care group that served Rusk County Memorial Hospital started referring patients to a competing facility in another community, the critical access hospital in Ladysmith,

Expanding the reach of palliative care

When Alexander Gamble, M.D., was hired to develop a palliative medicine program at Phelps County Regional Medical Center in south-central Missouri, he expected it would take some time to persuade p