Governance Effectiveness
Health care is a fundamental right — a civil right and a human right. Statistically, however, underserved patient populations, often minority groups, receive the worst care nationwide.
While daily work at hospitals and health systems is driven by clinicians, staff and executives committed…
Hospitals and health systems are working hard to achieve the Triple Aim — improving the patient experience of care (both quality and satisfaction), improving the health of populations and reducing the per capita cost of health care.
Governance
Great Boards spring newsletter available
The spring issue of the American Hospital Association’s Great Boards newsletter features articles on mission stewardship and governance staffing. Administered by the AHA’s Center for Healthcare Governance, the free quarterly…
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,…
Hospitals are making greater investments in community health. More and more, they are engaging in “upstream” efforts to address the social determinants of health in the communities they serve. These efforts include assistance with locating affordable housing, elder care, child care,…
A decade ago, BoardSource, an organization supporting nonprofit boards, developed a well-known list of aspirational principles of governance. For us they still ring true: “mission driven,” “ethos of transparency,” “compliance with integrity.”
Innovation can fuel the organizational agility necessary to achieve breakthrough levels of value and performance in health care. This Workbook describes a four-step process that health system boards and leaders can use to develop a sustainable innovation capability. Drawing techniques and…
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.
It is generally accepted that board diversity is good for governance. Especially in health care, a board needs to be a mirror of the diverse people and communities it serves. And it needs to have different voices and viewpoints to challenge itself and come up with new ideas — for the people…
Trustee Talking Points
Trustee Talking Points
Health systems now require enterprise data warehouses to create a foundation for future analytics.
The shift from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement is driving the need for sophisticated analytics systems that can…