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Fast Facts: U.S. Health Systems Infographic
A new infographic provides a quick overview on the number of health systems in the U.S. AHA has defined two types of health care systems, and both involve an ownership, lease, sponsorship or contract-management relationship with a central organization.
AHA Health Systems Committee 2023 Leadership Committee Roster
AHA Health Care Systems Committee leads the AHA Section for Health Care Systems by providing guidance on key policy and advocacy.
AHA Health Systems Regional Policy Board Delegates 2022 Roster
Nine Regional Policy Board (RPBs) meet three times a year to foster communication between the AHA, its members, and state hospital associations. The RPBs provide input on public policy issues considered by the Board of Trustees, serve as ad hoc policy development committees when appropriate, and identify needs unique to a region and assist in developing programs to meet those needs.
AHA Health Care Systems Council names 2020 chair, chair-elect
Brian Donley, M.D., CEO of Cleveland Clinic London, will chair AHA's Health Care Systems Council in 2020, and Penny Wheeler, M.D., president and CEO of Allina Health, Minneapolis, will serve as chair-elect.
When Systems Change: Breaking Free from Traditional Governance Models - the New Optimal?
Trustee Articles
Health systems and hospitals are becoming increasingly complex, expanding beyond the traditional hospital/parent company model to include new structures and strategic partnerships to support a wide range of care for patients in their communities.
Governance in Developing Systems: How Boards Add Value
Trustee Articles
Great Boards talked further with author Casey Nolan, managing director of Navigant’s Healthcare Provider Strategy Practice, Washington, D.C., about how boards typically function and the challenges they are likely to face at each stage of development. Nolan also discussed what board members need to know to govern effectively and add value as their systems evolve.
Evolving Accountability of Nonprofit Health System Boards
Trustee Articles
This monograph addresses the multiple accountabilities of nonprofit health system boards for the cost, quality, and safety of the services their facilities provide, the manner in which these accountabilities are being fulfilled, and issues we believe warrant attention by system leadership in order to retain and build public confidence, respect, and trust.
Effective Governance in Systems
Trustee Articles
This publication discusses observations and trends about system development and identifies models of governance that are emerging as new organizations form and determine what it really means to become a system. It also reviews issues and obstacles that can arise as models of governance change and suggests steps boards can take to address them on the path toward more effective system governance.
Governance in High-Performing Health Systems: A Report on Trustee and CEO Views
Trustee Articles
This research report examines the structures, practices, and cultures of community health system boards and compares them to several benchmarks of good governance. Its conclusions and recommendations get down to straightforward practical measures that a hospital or health system board can implement. Among others, they include blueprints for evaluation of the board’s strategic and bread-and-butter performance, plus review of membership composition. Well-noted are recommendations for essential board development and attention to community benefits.
Challenges of System Governance
Trustee Articles
Today, slightly more than 50 percent of the nation’s hospitals identify themselves as being part of a health care system.
Systems come in all shapes and sizes. Some are large and comprise many hospitals across a wide region, including, among others, nursing homes, physician groups and insurance companies