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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,

The most vexing problem in IT

The once-arcane concept of interoperability among information technology systems has become a mainstream issue, rising from the backrooms of IT departments up to C-suites and the boardroom.

The key to a successful relationship with your CEO

During the course of my 50-year health care management career, it has been my experience that the most successful CEOs maintain an effective working relationship with their board.

Consumerism Hits Health Care

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

10 health care trends for 2017

Trustee talking points Health care is undergoing rapid transformation, and developments in 2017 should prove no exception. Hospital trustees need to stay on

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Partnering in the new health care environment

Health care is transforming to a value-based model, with the goals of improved care quality, access and outcomes for consumers, at lower costs.

Best practices for partnering success

Hospital and health system leadership teams may look to partner with other organizations in an effort to gain capabilities for evolving care and payment arrangements.

Bottom Line in Patient Safety and Quality

Improving patient safety is a goal at every hospital and health system. In fact, hospital and system trustees have a fiduciary responsibility to ensure high-quality, safe patient care.