Keys to Effective Executive Leadership

This week the Wall Street Journal published a special report titled, “Inside the Executive Brain.” The material addresses topics such as how executives approach the decision-making process. For example, how do the most effective leaders make the best decisions? While...

Mergers Seen as Key to Survival for Community Hospitals

As a representative example of nationwide developments, Community Memorial Healthcenter (CMH) in South Hill, Virginia, is merging with a large partner, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System. The merger, which was announced earlier this month, reflects a...

Mergers & Acquisitions Continue to Increase

In a report released April 10, consulting firm Kaufman Hall indicated that M&A activity among hospitals and health systems continues to increase. During 2013, there were 98 mergers and acquisitions, up three percent over 2012, but up 51% compared to 2010. In their...

How Hospital CEOs are Responding to the Affordable Care Act

In a recent study conducted by L.E.K. Consulting, approximately 150 hospital CEOs and other senior decision makers were asked how they expected to respond to the Affordable Care Act. Their answers indicated they were planning to implement the following strategies: 69...

Innovative, High-Performing Hospitals

Numerous firms are in the business of ranking hospitals (U.S. News & World Report, Healthgrades, Truven Health Analytics, LeapFrog Group, American Nurses Credentialing Center, etc.). Recently, Becker’s Hospital Review analyzed all of these sources and other data...