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IT Dilemmas of the Newly Merged

Snapshot One of the first decisions that merging organizations must make is what to do with legacy information systems, and the answer isn’t always obvious.

Positive Deviance

White Papers
By Lee Ann Jarousse, Senior Editor, H&HN

Addressing the Social Determinants of Health

Trustee Articles
Boards can advocate for policy changes or ways to harness community resources.

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

Hospitals are Successfully Stepping Up the Fight Against Sepsis

Trustee Talking Points Trustee Talking Points Sepsis is a leading caus

Governing in the Digital Age

Most boards I know were built by recruiting business leaders, physicians and clergy, and it's important to have broad community representation among trustees.

Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Succession Planning

The health care industry faces a combination of challenges that will affect every hospital and health system.

Deliberate Decision-making and the Effective Board

Trustee Articles
High performing boards learn how to make decisions at the right time using the right processes.

Making Community Health Improvement the Heart and Soul of Governance

Trustee Articles
Continually improving community health should be part of the DNA of a health care organization and its board.

Leadership through partnership: Improving community health

In pursuit of its longstanding vision of a "society of healthy communities where all individuals reach their highest potential for health,” the American Hospital Association supports hos