Articles
Governance Effectiveness, Strategic Planning
History repeats. Sort of.
Merriam-Webster offers one definition of revolution as “a sudden, extreme, or complete change in the way people live, work, etc.” That sounds pretty darn close to what hospital and health system leaders — including board members like yourself — are dealing with right now, doesn’t it?
In this issue of Trustee, we have articles that support the notion of a health care revolution today — and one article that provides a more surprising perspective.
Delivery System Transformation, Financial Oversight, Governance Effectiveness, Care Delivery, Quality & Patient Safety, Strategic Planning, Issues & Trends
How many new cancer cases will be diagnosed in the U.S. this year?
Cancer Forecast
1,685,210 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in the U.S. this year.
595,690 people are expected to die in the U.S. this year.
Delivery System Transformation, Financial Oversight, Governance Effectiveness, Nurses, Operational Excellence, Care Delivery, Physician Workforce, Strategic Planning, Leveraging Technology, Issues & Trends, Workforce
Using predictive analytics to make the most use of Big Data
Is there a more intimidating phrase out there today than Big Data? It sounds like some sort of bully. Oh-oh, avert your eyes, Big Data is swaggering this way.
Governance Effectiveness
New members of the AHAs Committee on Governance
The American Hospital Association announced appointments to the 2016 Committee on Governance, a specialty committee of the board that provides input for the AHA’s policy development, leads involvement of hospital trustees in grassroots advocacy, provides advice on trustee initiatives and enhances involvement of trustees in the AHA.
Margaret Wagner Dahl is the 2016 COG chair and Andrew M. Stern is chair-elect.
Governance Effectiveness, Nurses, Operational Excellence, Care Delivery, Physician Workforce, Quality & Patient Safety, Strategic Planning, Issues & Trends, Workforce
Data about obesity, schizophrenia, patient lies
Our Obesity Problem
36.5% of American adults are obese.
Here’s how it breaks down by age.
Delivery System Transformation, Financial Oversight, Governance Effectiveness, Operational Excellence, Strategic Planning, Leveraging Technology, Issues & Trends
Two to get started
When you agreed to serve on the board of a hospital, you probably knew that health care was changing. But I bet you didn't anticipate how sweeping that transformation would be — from how providers are reimbursed to how and where care is delivered; from medical technology that's continuously evolving to breakthrough treatments for all kinds of diseases; from skyrocketing drug prices to the rise of consumerism.
Delivery System Transformation, Nurses, Operational Excellence, Care Delivery, Quality & Patient Safety, Strategic Planning, Leveraging Technology, Issues & Trends, Workforce
Health care data on infant mortality, online health information, nurses, drunk driving
Infant mortality hits record low
The U.S. mortality rate fell 2.3% in 2014, to a record low 582.1 deaths per 100,000 live births. The drop was led by a 13.5% decline in deaths from respiratory illness.
Care Delivery, Quality & Patient Safety, Strategic Planning, Issues & Trends
Children Ages 3 - 5 Are Most Exposed to Secondhand Smoke
Misprescribed in Pediatrics
50%: An estimated half of antibiotic prescriptions given during pediatric office visits are inappropriate.
Source: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, Aug. 20, 2015
Delivery System Transformation, Governance Effectiveness, Operational Excellence, Care Delivery, Quality & Patient Safety, Strategic Planning, Issues & Trends
Collaborative Leader Takes Home Shirley Ann Munroe Award
The American Hospital Association last month awarded its 2015 Shirley Ann Munroe Leadership Award to Vince Oliver, CEO and superintendent of Island Hospital in Anacortes, Wash. The award honors small or rural hospital leaders who have improved health care delivery in their communities through innovative and progressive efforts.