Insights and Analysis

Insights and analysis of prominent health care issues by the American Hospital Association.

Eckenhoff's career took him from the renowned Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago to the founding of the National Rehabilitation Hospital (now known as the MedStar National Rehabilitation Network) in Washington, D.C.
Also in this roundup: nurse managers can increase staff engagement by communicating in-person instead of electronically, says AONE President Bob Dent.
Dolan discusses experiences during his career in leadership at ACHE.
At the AHA’s Association for Community Health Improvement (ACHI) National Conference last week, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, M.D., spoke about how strengthening relationships between health care organizations and communities is the key to improving health. Aligned with his motto, “Better…
Prior to joining Aurora, Kingston was vice president and a certified nurse educator at Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia.
The following oral history with Richard J. Davidson comes from an interview conducted in 2009.
Read about health care organizations' needs to pick up the pace in embracing consumerism; health care uses for drone deliveries; and how health care has been inextricably linked to Medicaid in rural areas.
The AONE Annual Meeting will take place from April 12-15 in Indianapolis. The conference provides attendees with the occasion to engage with nurse leaders from across the country and features educational courses, social events and networking opportunities.
Hospitals and health systems across the country are finding myriad ways to provide affordable, patient-centered care to consumers. A panel of leaders recently shared how innovating in-house, addressing the social determinants of health and examining an organization’s patient population all played a…