A hospital board needs to mirror the people and communities it serves. Progress is being made on board diversity, and there are an increasing number of resources to aid the effort.
A hospital board needs to mirror the people and communities it serves. Progress is being made on board diversity, and there are an increasing number of resources to aid the effort.
Pharmacists are coming out from behind the scenes to play a more direct role in patient care, advising on medications both before and after discharge.
Trustees and hospital executives are paying more attention to design innovations that can prevent bad things from happening to patients.
Defining value in health care isn't easy, and measurements are incomplete or even contradictory. But that isn't stopping some health care systems from going full steam ahead.
Abuse of opioids, including prescription painkillers and heroin, is epidemic, crossing boundaries of class, age and region. Here's how hospitals are working to stop it.
What's the ideal size for a hospital board of trustees? Here are several factors to consider before deciding if your own board needs to be right-sized.
A summary of key aspects of the new Medicare physician payment system and the implications for hospitals.
The Lean principles and tools that hospitals use to transform care delivery, transparency and cost can also help to manage population health.
Hospitals need to find and work with multiple partners to improve community health. Here's the case for doing so.
This Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence column considers innovative care and payment models to help hospitals and health systems achieve the Triple Aim.