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Helping Boards Have Productive Conversations about Quality of Care

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Health care boards that take a broader view of “quality” and incorporate measures that reflect this understanding are better able to assess performance in the right areas.

What rural hospitals need to know about MACRA

Trustee talking points The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has rolled out a new Medicare physician payment system. The system will affect payment star

The Board’s Role in Advancing Healthier, More Equitable Communities

Hospital and health system board members play a critical role in prioritizing, understanding and collaborating to improve health equity.

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.

When violence hits home: Lessons for hospitals

Trustee talking points In the aftermath of a number of shootings nationwide, hospitals are re-evaluating how well-prepared they are for hand

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.

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.

Meeting the Physicians Needs: The Road to Organization-Physician Engagement

SNAPSHOT Physicians are frustrated and overwhelmed by the changes in care delivery.

Hospitals Boost Cybersecurity Efforts

2015 was the year of the health care security breach.

The Three Challenges Impacting Health Cares New Normal

SNAPSHOT Hospital and system leaders say that they are acclimating to the transformed health care environment, but risk-based contracts, pressure to grow and regulatory scrutiny