Strategic Planning
Hospitals and health systems throughout the country face many of the same challenges. One of the most dangerous — and almost always overlooked (if an organization is even aware of it) — is the persistent use of inconsistent terminology.
When there are a lack of rules guiding…
Relationships between health systems and physicians have undergone significant change in recent years as the health care field transforms into a value-based system of quality, patient satisfaction and cost effectiveness. As health care organizations seek the clinical integration necessary to…
Michael Rowan, president and COO at CHI, describes how the large health system relies on partnerships to improve its operations, including in its health insurance and risk management. Rowan spoke with H&HN's Marty Stempniak at the 17th Annual Not-for-Profit Health Care Investor…
Competition, finance reform and the ever-changing demands of the marketplace have put increased pressure on hospital boards to contemplate an important question: What kind of CEO will be most successful in navigating these turbulent times?
“I do not remember any of my political manoeuvres, the success of which gave me at the time more pleasure ...”
— Benjamin Franklin, on his role in founding the first hospital in the American colonies
In May 1751, Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin created…
Iron lungs out. Surgical robots in. The heart-wrenching sight of rows of children trapped in iron lungs has given way to the ability to transplant lungs.
As stewards of the strategic direction of their organizations, trustees must understand how new technology can shape and advance strategy. In…
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.
Trustee Talking Points
Trustee Talking Points
This is the second in a three-part series on the rise of health insurance exchanges and what they mean for hospitals and health systems.
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,…
Developing health care delivery and payment models to achieve the Triple Aim will be challenging.
Changes in care delivery may include new partnerships among payers, providers, government and the community and across the continuum; greater use of technology to empower clinicians and patients…