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Laurie Larson

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PubMed2003

Putting patient safety in the blueprint.

When St. Joseph's Community Hospital of West Bend (Wis.) decided to build a replacement facility, CEO John Reiling proposed a novel approach: Let improving patient safety guide the entire design process. Before ground was broken, St. Joseph's convened a learning lab that attracted some of the nation's leading experts on patient safety. Since then, staff from every sector of the hospital have helped to identify where errors occur, how work flow and processes can change to enhance safety and how a building can be designed to incorporate those improvements. Although St. Joseph's leaders say the goal is simply to provide the best facility for their community, it's likely that their patient-safety-driven design process will become a model for hospitals across the country.

Ergonomics↗
PubMed2003

Leading by listening. How Scripps Health turned defeat around.

Scripps Health in San Diego has seen its ups and downs this decade. The system's fall and rise are both stories in leadership--first done wrong, then done right. Today, they're back on top, thanks to a CEO who listens to his staff, especially his physicians.

California↗
PubMed2002

A new attitude: changing organizational culture.

When everyone in your organization--starting with the board--all share the same values and demonstrate them through their behavior, the organization is on the road to success. Three case studies illustrate how to change or strengthen your culture.

Baltimore↗
PubMed2002

When to say what: trustees and the media.

If your organization were suddenly thrust into the media's glare, and you were called upon for comment, would you know how to handle it? Does your board have a media game plan? It's important that trustees decide, before media attention hits, who speaks on what issues to which audience.

Community-Institutional Relations↗
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A better way to grow old: the PACE model.

The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), is a three-way partnership among providers, state government, and the federal government. Most participants are able to live at home while receiving a wide array of services at day care centers. Because the focus is on preventive care, hospitalizations and ED visits have been cut dramatically.

Aged↗
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When the news crew descends: a media triage plan.

Two high-profile media cases near Akron, Ohio, showed local hospital public relations staff that when dealing with a crisis, help from their colleagues could be a life saver. The result: a "media triage" plan steered by the Akron Regional Hospital Association.

Community-Institutional Relations↗
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Nurturing a precious commodity. Trustee recruits.

Today's trustees have to be sharper and work harder than ever before. Where will the next crop of health care trustees come from? And how can hospital boards find, recruit and grow the increasingly more sophisticated level of talent they need?

American Hospital Association↗