Articles
Workforce
Chairman’s File: The right workforce is the bridge to the future
Marshaling the right workforce competencies to meet your future goals is a necessity for every hospital and health system.
Population/Community Health
Chairman’s File: Focusing on Improving Community Health
Hospitals and health systems foster the development of healthy life all around them. They are caregivers foremost – working tirelessly to advance the cause of good health for patients and communities. They are economic anchors – providing jobs and partnering with businesses to bolster the local economy. And they are researchers and bridge-builders – meeting the health needs of their surrounding communities by working closely with traditional and non-traditional partners.
Stigma, Access to Behavioral Health, AHA, Capacity Planning, Value Analysis
Chairman’s File: Expanding access to behavioral health care
During Mental Health Month, let’s all remember that caring for the whole person improves health and saves lives.
Leadership, National Hospital Week
Chairman’s File: Celebrating hope and healing during National Hospital Week
Our hospitals and health systems are exceptional because the 6.2 million women and men who deliver care within them never lose sight of the core truth: Health care is people taking care of people.
Telehealth, AHA Center for Health Innovation
Chairman’s File: Realizing the promise of telehealth
More than three-quarters of U.S. hospitals offer patients the ability to connect with caregivers at a distance, ensuring that care is delivered at the right time.
Telehealth extends the reach of patient care worldwide. But its chief tools – videoconferencing, remote monitoring, electronic consults and wireless communications – cannot be used to full advantage due to regulatory, technical and payment obstacles. In short, telehealth technology is outpacing the rules that govern it.
Workforce Education
Chairman’s File: Teamwork enhances care
In my experience, health care is a team sport. Patient outcomes and experiences improve when caregivers are expert communicators – trained on best practices for interaction not only with patients, but also with one another.
Leadership
Chairman’s File: Reimagining health care delivery
There is no doubt that enhanced convenience and customer service is where health care is headed.
Leadership, AHA Annual Membership Meeting
Chairman’s File: Meeting Today’s Challenges, Creating a Healthier Tomorrow
My four decades in health care have taught me there is no substitute for personal connections. Face-to-face conversations with colleagues, patients and caregivers keep us grounded and in touch with what is really going on.
Delivery System Transformation, Leadership
Chairman’s File: The future of health care in the digital age
I have hope that the rapidly evolving health care landscape will empower us to deliver better care than ever before and to build a nation of healthier individuals and communities.
Consumerism, SXSW Conference, Leadership
Chairman’s file podcast: Must-have capabilities for tomorrow’s health care leaders
I was pleased to take part in a robust discussion about new leadership competencies last week in conjunction with the South by Southwest Festival.