Value-Based Leadership
It is essential to determine now if your board and executive team have the skill sets needed to shepherd the organization away from a fee-for-service culture.(05/2013)

The Patient Experience
Maximizing the patient's experience is a hot topic for hospital executives. While this notion isn’t new, it's been pushed to the forefront because of satisfaction surveys, increased competition and the Yelp-ifi cation of health care.(04/2013)

Closing the Primary Care Gap
The country is bracing for a sizable physician shortage. The Association of American Medical Colleges estimates that already there's a shortfall of about 25,000 primary care physicians, and that will grow to 45,000 by 2020.(03/2013)

Leveraging a New Generation of IT
The election is long over, the courts have spoken and health care reform is inevitable.(02/2013)

Radiation Dose Management: A Patient Safety Priority
Advances in diagnostic imaging have transformed patient care, enabling timely, effective decision-making and ultimately saving lives. The benefits, however, do not come without risks.(01/2013)

Building on Success: Hospital Engagement Network
Hospitals adopt best practices with the potential to reduce inpatient harm by 40 percent and readmissions by 20 percent.(12/2012)

Operational Assessment in Strategic Planning
Forthcoming changes in hospital payment will require significant transformations in care delivery from hospitals and health systems.(11/2012)

Patient Saefty in the OR
Patient safety in the operating room has been a persistent topic of conversation in the health care business. Still,certain seemingly avoidable mistakes continue to occur.(10/2012)

2013 AHA Environmental Scan
The 2013 American Hospital Association Environmental Scan provides insight and information about market forces that have a high probability of affecting the health care field.(09/2012)

Innovations in Patient Care Delivery
As the transformation of the nation's health care system gains momentum, hospitals and health systems are going to find themselves being held more accoutable for patient outcomes.(08/2012)

Most Wired 2012
The road to meaningful use of health information technology is riddled with detours, potholes and yield signs. (07/2012)

Data Standards in the Supply Chain
How to ensure your hospital has the right product in the right quantity in the right place at the right time for the right price. (06/2012)

Antimicrobial Stewardship
Antimicrobial resistance remains a significant public health issue with serious implications for hospitals. One of the main causes: the misuse of antibiotics. (05/2012)

Innovation: Your New Core Competency
You can't do today's job with yesterday's methods and still be in business tomorrow. The old truism sums up the challenge for the hospital field as it prepares for a dramatic change in the care delivery system. (04/2012)

ICD-10 Implementation
The migration to a new version of the clinical codes used for hospital reimbursement, as well as quality and patient safety reporting has been discussed for more than 20 years. (03/2012)