Strategic Planning
A WellSpan Health task force developed meaningful principles that signaled a changed approach to governance at the health system.
Health care boards that invest the time in discussing strategy can position their organization for success.
Engaging and retaining nursing staff can help drive organizational performance, including improving patient safety, satisfaction and outcomes.
Practical tips and tools for board selection, development, reappointment and succession planning.
Hospital trustees sometimes question how they can determine a strategic future when so much in health care is changing and the future is seemingly unknown and unpredictable. But this is precisely the time when boards must be at their best. Forward-thinking, visionary boards…
A few months ago, a group of “citizen journalists” — two dozen Newark, N.J., high school students supported by RWJBarnabas Health, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and other civic partners — created a full-length documentary on food insecurity in their city,…
What does it mean for a health system to invest fully in its community? Dozens of health care organizations across the country are learning that the commitment goes beyond typical community benefit programs and requires innovative thinking about partnerships. It’s a mindset shift for many…
Many boards and executive teams of independent hospitals or health systems find themselves struggling with how to evaluate what role partnerships or affiliations should play in their organization’s strategy. These teams recognize the importance of evaluating their affiliation strategy options…
For all its challenges and complexities, health care transformation also presents tremendous opportunities for hospitals — and their boards.
One area in which this duality is playing out is population health management, increasingly important as value-based payment systems become…
Peter Boling, M.D., graduated from medical school almost 40 years ago, and his career has been driven by a single question.
“Is the hospital emergency room and the inpatient ward the best way to solve the problems of an immobile 80-year-old with complex multimorbid conditions who can't…