Articles
Governance Effectiveness, Nurses, Operational Excellence, Care Delivery, Physician Workforce, Quality & Patient Safety, Strategic Planning, Issues & Trends, Workforce
What Antibiotic-resistant Germs Cause
Health care must become more diverse in its leadership, governance and staff, and it must work hard to eliminate disparities in care. Here’s why:
Changing America:
• Half of all children in the U.S. will be nonwhite by 2020
• The majority of the population will be nonwhite by 2044
Governance Effectiveness, Workforce
AHA announces promotions in DC office
The AHA in September announced several promotions in its Washington, D.C., office. Tom Nickels was named executive vice president of Government Relations and Public Policy, succeeding Rick Pollack who became AHA president and CEO Sept. 1. Nickels was senior vice president for federal relations. Robyn Bash was named vice president of government relations and public policy operations. She also will continue as coordinator of executive branch relations and serve as a key liaison to congressional offices and health systems.
Get Involved, Delivery System Transformation, Governance Effectiveness, Leadership, Operational Excellence, Strategic Planning, Issues & Trends
Leadership skills for the new health care era
The headline on this month’s cover story can be taken in a couple of ways, but there’s one important way you as a board member should not take it. As the article makes clear, experience matters when it comes to running a hospital. A thorough understanding of health care operations, regulations, physician relations and everything else that impacts the day-to-day management of a complex organization is critical.