Strategic Planning
By Thomas M. Fahey, Partner, Nixon Peabody
The 14 “intrapreneurs” gathered in the basement of Providence Park stadium, home of the Portland (Ore.) Timbers Major League Soccer team, one rainy morning this spring. Fueled by coffee and a regional favorite brand of protein bar — “Ooh, Picky Bars!” someone exclaimed…
Hospital executives are facing a relatively new challenge: managing the financial risk of bundled or capitated payment after a patient is discharged. Now that post–acute care providers are an extension of a hospital’s care delivery model, their performance has direct implications for…
Community health improvement is an ongoing process, and hospital trustees can play a crucial role. The community health assessment is a method used by hospitals, public health departments and other social services agencies to identify and prioritize community health needs and assets and then use…
Let’s face it, designing a strategy is challenging in the best of times. Add to this the uncertainty of the health reform landscape, and strategy design seems almost impossible. The complexity of working with unknowns, coupled with a strong need to create value, requires that hospitals…
Hospitals are dedicated to providing high-quality, affordable care. That’s why so many are devising innovative new care models — models that address affordability in ways that help patients and the health system as a whole.
Trustee talking points
In the aftermath of a number of shootings nationwide, hospitals are re-evaluating how well-prepared they are for handling mass casualty events.
The American Hospital Association has launched a yearlong initiative, Hospitals Against Violence, to help the…
They were ready. Are you?
For Orlando Regional Medical Center, the moment came June 11 when a gunman opened fire at a nightclub, eventually killing 49. Thirty-five victims were operated on at Orlando Regional, and all survived.
“They had wounds like I had never seen before,” a nurse…
A strategy to acquire something — a physician practice, an ambulatory surgery center or another hospital — can be desirable for improving an organization’s care for its patients, their families and their communities. Service fragmentation and duplication add cost…
Trustee talking points
As health care transforms, the health care workforce will have to change, too.
Hospital boards should make workforce planning and development part of their strategic process.
Self-assessment is critical for hospitals to begin workforce planning.
A diverse workforce…