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Mission-Based Decision-Making for Boards
A reason for being. An organization’s purpose or identity. An expression of what an organization believes it must be to best meet the needs of its stakeholders. These are descriptions of what we commonly think of as “mission.” Members of a health care organization’s board are responsible for governing in ways that help fulfill their organization’s mission. But what does that really mean? How does a hospital’s mission relate to effective governance?
Streamlining the Credentialing and Privileging Process
The legal authority to approve, limit or deny provider credentials and privileges is a fundamental board responsibility. Organizations that centralize and standardize this process are better prepared to meet the field’s many changes and challenges.
Using a Scorecard for Strategic Results
Although scorecards that measure health system performance against established metrics have become an increasingly common and useful tool in the trustee’s governance toolbox, finding concrete, comprehensive ways to measure how well the organization is achieving its strategic goals — and, in turn, determining incentive compensation based on goal achievement — can be a daunting, ephemeral task. Here’s how one health care system has successfully connected all the dots.
Investing in Innovation to Disrupt Health Cares Status Quo
Trustee Talking Points
Trustee Talking Points
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How Hospitals Can Prepare for Inevitable Breaches of Patient Data
Snapshot
A series of high-profile breaches underscored the vulnerability of online records and the ability of cyber-criminals to
The Reality of the American Health Care Consumer
Snapshot Patients' ability to pay premiums and out-of-pocket costs is shrinking. They also need more convenient care. Are hospitals listening?
Care and payment models: The right fit
Developing health care delivery and payment models to achieve the Triple Aim will be challenging.