Strategic Planning
Hospitals and health systems face an array of compounding pressures. Chief among these is a shift to population health and value-based care models that require health systems to not only continue to make investments in information technology, administration and care, but also take on…
An organization's success often comes down to leadership. And it's not just top executives who provide it — trustees have a pivotal role to play, too. Even as they fulfill their oversight obligations, board members can set direction, often with the help of lessons…
The leaders of health systems must focus on a handful of crucial strategies to ensure optimal performance of their organization. There are no simple solutions to the complex problems facing health care providers. It is essential that boards and executives focus on what is important now and not…
High-profile companies like Wells Fargo, Uber, Equifax, The Weinstein Co., Fox News and many more have recently garnered media attention for their leadership and corporate cultures. And the boards of companies including Whirlpool, CACI International and Citigroup have formed culture…
Health care delivery and methods of paying for it will continue to evolve during 2018 in a changing economic, political, technological and demographic landscape. Digital and other technological tools are coming of age in an increasingly consumer-driven world, and health systems will…
Joint ventures in healthcare are more diverse and complex, involving partnerships with pharma, medical device companies, and research organizations.
Interest in artificial intelligence and machine learning in health care is accelerating and diversifying. The promise of AI in health care, though still somewhat speculative, is profound and envisions capabilities that were the stuff of science fiction just a few years ago.
Potential new health care legislation, cybersecurity, electronic health records, apps and wearables, consumerism, chronic disease management ... these are only a fraction of the issues facing our field today. In addition, an unsettled political landscape with regard to the fate of the Affordable…
Burnout takes its toll on physicians. It can also take its toll on health care, and it’s become a growing concern for hospitals and health systems across the country.
Physician burnout — marked by emotional exhaustion, “depersonalization” and a lack of feeling of accomplishment — has a…
Violence impacts every community in America, and no place — including hospitals and health systems — is immune. It affects our patients and their families, the members of our hospital family and the very fabric of our communities.