Knowledge building: how to raise your board's IQ.
As the complexities of health care increase, so does the board's need to stay current on a growing list of sophisticated topics.
Connecticut↗
Biomedical subjects
Shari Mycek
Publications and source records attributed to Shari Mycek.
Gimme five. Community hospitals collaborate in the midst of competition.
Community Care 5, a collaboration among five Ohio hospitals, proves that hospital leaders can come together for the common good and still maintain a healthy competition with one another.
Cooperative Behavior↗
Governance. Vetting for succession.
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Governing Board↗
Take me out to the hospital.
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Advertising↗
24/7: the SANE approach.
The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) program has proven itself to be an exemplary collaboration of hospitals, police and prosecutors for handling the complex and devastating aftermath of rape and sexual assault.
Female↗
Gang violence: too high a price to pay. Integris Health, Oklahoma City.
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Adolescent↗
Domestic violence: the silent killer. Fairview Hospital and Health System, Minneapolis.
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Adult↗
Pushing patient safety.
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Emergency Service, Hospital↗
A clean sweep. Patient safety beyond error prevention.
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Accidental Falls↗
Patient safety. Group works to prevent surgery-related complications.
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Data Collection↗
The IT connection. An integrated health care system gets wired.
At the heart of PeaceHealth's IT infrastructure is the Community Health Record--a comprehensive medical record that links all patients served by any component of the integrated network to all PeaceHealth clinicians and staff. So far, satisfaction scores are soaring.
Attitude to Computers↗
101 governance. What are the fundamentals that every trustee should know and how do they learn them?
The learning curve for new trustees is a steep one--they just don't have the time necessary to absorb all the complex material they need to know. Find out what trustees need to know about health care and governance (including a job description) as well as the best ways to go about learning.
Governing Board↗
Nail down infection control.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.↗
Getting to know you.
When the board makes an effort to listen to the needs and concerns of physicians and shows its appreciation for a difficult job done well, the relationship between the two groups improves dramatically.
Governing Board↗
The dire cost of obesity.
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Equipment and Supplies, Hospital↗
Strategic planning: taking the community's pulse.
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Community-Institutional Relations↗
Blanket statement: laundry should be pure and simple.
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Laundry Service, Hospital↗
Accountability stops here.
Did you know how hard being a health care trustee was going to be when you signed on for the job? Just how broad is the scope of your responsibilities and how can you learn how to meet them effectively?
Decision Making, Organizational↗