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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.
Successful discharge planning starts early
As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sharpens the sticks and sweetens the carrots to encourage health care providers to reduce avoidable readmissions, better discharge planning has b
The Path to Lower Readmissions Lies in Patient Support
Snapshot A crucial part of population health is keeping patients healthy outside the hospital.
By the patient, for the patient
By the time Warren J. Smith III met Kavita Bhavan, M.D., he had had dozens of surgeries stemming from a motorcycle accident that shattered his leg.
Making the case for community health workers
Spectrum Health, a Michigan health care system serving both urban and nonurban areas, is striving to quantify the benefits that community health workers provide to patients with chronic conditions.
Seven Levers Pushing Health Care to the Tipping Point
Snapshot What are the levers that are moving health care toward transformation?
Why Nursing Home Quality Matters to Hospitals
Snapshot With reimbursement at risk from readmissions, hospitals are eager to collaborate with nursing homes to smooth the discharge process and provide staff training.
The First Trustees: History Lessons
“I do not remember any of my political manoeuvres, the success of which gave me at the time more pleasure ...”
Total cost of care: Key considerations
There is a general consensus that the current level of health care spending is unsustainable. Yet, such spending is expected to continue to grow faster than the U.S.
Taking Responsibility for Transitions at the Top
Succession planning is a high-stakes governance responsibility. The significant costs of protracted CEO searches and failed replacements are well-documented.