The April edition of Trustee Insights, the monthly digital package from the American Hospital Association (AHA), focuses on the value nurse leaders bring to the governing board. An article outlines information from several studies citing how nurses promote health equity and assist boards in achieving oversight compliance requirements with the National Patient Safety Goals, The Joint Commission Leadership Standards and the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services Conditions of Participation.
Studies also reveal nurses who serve on governing boards, or are prepared for a board role, improve recruitment and retention of nurses. The newsletter includes a podcast featuring a registered nurse explaining her mission of bringing more nurses into board positions and how her own experience as a nurse trustee is a testimonial for considering nurses as trustees.
Members with questions about AHA trustee resources or webinars may contact Erin Steward at the MHA.
Multiple bills monitored by the MHA moved in the Michigan Legislature during the week of Oct. 16. Legislation increasing penalties for violence committed against healthcare workers was unanimously voted out of the Senate Civil Rights, …
The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity opened the first application cycle for the Going PRO Talent Fund program Oct. 9. Michigan employers can now apply for a share of $50 million in competitive …
The October edition of Trustee Insights, the monthly digital package from the American Hospital Association (AHA), focuses on health equity for women and Native Americans. Trustees should prioritize addressing the distinct needs of women for several …
Health systems and healthcare organizations are adapting to challenges posed by staffing shortages and a multigenerational workforce. The most successful facilities are taking a holistic approach by discarding staffing models of the past and embracing …
“U.S. healthcare faces an existential threat: the loss of confidence and trust that the system is fair and more concerned about its profit than patient care. …
Studies show the erosion of public confidence and trust in the health system correlates to higher costs and suboptimal outcomes: when an individual thinks a clinician’s judgement might be clouded by a financial incentive, a hospital or drug price excessive and the provider prone to price gauging, or an insurer’s coverage determination arbitrary, doubt takes hold and trust plummets. …
The system issues are systemic and complicated. And no sector is capable of solving them alone: it requires all to collaborate based on a shared vision of its future but that vision does not exist. Until and unless a shared vision of the future of the U.S. health system is created, confidence and trust in the system will continue to erode and options for its future severely limited.” …
Modern Healthcare recognized Tony Denton, senior vice president and chief environmental, social and governance officer, Michigan Medicine, as a 2023 Diversity Leader to Watch on Oct. 16.
The MHA received media coverage the week of Oct. 16 regarding auto no-fault legislation passed in the Michigan Senate and nurse staffing ratio legislation. The coverage is based on interviews conducted with MHA CEO Brian …
The October edition of Trustee Insights, the monthly digital package from the American Hospital Association (AHA), focuses on health equity for women and Native Americans.
Trustees should prioritize addressing the distinct needs of women for several reasons. Women represent over half the population, consume more healthcare resources on an individual basis compared to men and are responsible for over 80% of healthcare spending decisions.
According to the US Census Bureau, Michigan is one of 10 states with the largest population of Native Americans. Many Native Americans have incomes significantly below the national average and face challenges with reliable transportation, or lack transportation altogether, which hinders their access to healthcare.
The article highlights strategies for trustees to guide the hospital’s work in reducing healthcare disparities among women and Indigenous Americans. These approaches include advocating for implicit bias training, encouraging open discussions about inequities and creating opportunities to drive collaboration to improve health.
Members with questions about MHA trustee resources or webinars should contact Erin Steward at the MHA.
Protections for Healthcare Workers, Auto No-fault Bills Move in Michigan Legislature
Going PRO Talent Fund Applications Due Oct. 27
U.S. Healthcare’s Existential Threat: Loss of Public Trust
