2008 SUBJECT INDEX
A
American Hospital Association
2009 AHA Environmental Scan (O’Dell) Sep-19
Honesty in Leadership (Grayson) Jan-22

B
Billings and Collections
Reining in RAC (Bush) Oct-16

Board-CEO Relations
Building CEO-Board Relationships That Last (Cohen) Oct-21
CEO Transition and Succession (Witt-Kieffer) Sep-Back to Basics insert
The Essential Role of Boards in Executive Session (Hanson) May-22
In Troubled Waters, Hospitals Need an Able Captain (Sandnes) Mar-32
Leadership Turnover: The Health Care Crisis Nobody Talks About (Sinnott) Jul/Aug-29
Microgovernance (Orlikoff; Totten) Jul/Aug-Workbook insert

C
CEOS
CEO Compensation: 10 Steps (Sullivan, Cotter and Associates Inc.; McDermott, Will and Emery LLP) Jan-32
CEO Transition and Succession (Witt-Kieffer) Sep-Back to Basics insert
Executive Pay for Performance (Bernd) Feb-30
In Troubled Waters, Hospitals Need an Able Captain (Sandnes) Mar-32
Leadership Turnover: The Health Care Crisis Nobody Talks About (Sinnott) Jul/Aug-29

Community Benefit
Accountability for Community Benefit (Barsi) Nov/Dec-33
Be an Advocate for Your Community (Beeler) Nov/Dec-31
The Ripple Effect (Towne) Mar-28

Community Health
Worth More Than a Pound of Cure (Bush) May-12

Complementary Medicine
Baby Boomer Medicine (Larson) May-6

Compliance
The Emphasis on Corporate Governance: IRS Form 990 (Peregrine) Jun-36
Following the Rules—Lock it or Lose it (Meyer) Oct-33
A Goal Unrealized: Hand Hygiene Compliance (Rollins) Sep-35
The New IRS Form 990 and Schedule H: What Trustees Need to Know (Wolter) Jul/Aug-27

Construction and Design
No End in Sight (Carpenter) Feb-8

Consumers
Are Patients Happier at Most Wired Hospitals? (Solovy; Hoppszallern; Brown) Oct-30
Baby Boomer Medicine (Larson) May-6
Home Sweet Medical Home (Meyer) Nov/Dec-14
Worth More Than a Pound of Cure (Bush) May-12

Costs
The Cost Conundrum (Bush) Jun-26
Rationing Reasoning (de Filippi) Oct-26
Who Will Get Care? (Greene) Oct-8

D
Data
How to Drive a Quality Dashboard (Larson) May-27

E
Education
The Evidence-Based Organization (Walter) Apr-34

F
Federal Rules and Regulations
Avoiding Quality Fraud (Gosfield; Reinertsen) Sep-12
The Emphasis on Corporate Governance: IRS Form 990 (Peregrine) Jun-36
Following the Rules—How to Respond to a Qui Tam Lawsuit (Sandrick) May-33
Following the Rules—Lock it or Lose it (Meyer) Oct-33
Following the Rules—Stark Laws: Then and Now (Sandrick) Feb-33
The New IRS Form 990 and Schedule H: What Trustees Need to Know (Wolter) Jul/Aug-27
Reining in RAC (Bush) Oct-16

Fiduciary Duty
The Current Credit Crisis (Kaufman; Grube) Nov/Dec-28

Finance
The Current Credit Crisis (Kaufman; Grube) Nov/Dec-28
Financing Medical Technology (Carpenter) Jul/Aug-8

Fundraising
The Rural Development Imperative: Fundraising to “Own” the Hospital
(Henry) May-24

G
Governance
Boards and Executive Session (Hot Topics) Jan-6
CEO Compensation: 10 Steps (Sullivan, Cotter and Associates Inc.; McDermott, Will and Emery LLP) Jan-32

Division of Labor (Mycek) Apr-24
Easing Tensions Between Systems and Hospitals for Better Performance (O’Brien) Apr-32
The Essential Role of Boards in Executive Session (Hanson) May-22
The Evidence-Based Organization (Walter) Apr-34
Executive Pay for Performance (Bernd) Feb-30

Exercising Your Executive Session Privilege (Kope) Jan-28
Hospital Revival and the Board (Langabeer) Jun-35
Microgovernance (Orlikoff; Totten) Jul/Aug-Workbook insert
Mission Critical: Quality Oversight (Combes) Feb-22
Nurses on the Board (Meyers) Jun-10
Strategic Resource Allocation (Krentz; Clark) Sep-28
Top 10 Governance Trends for 2008: Part One (Valentine; Masters) Jan-30
Top 10 Governance Trends for 2008: Part Two (Valentine; Masters) Feb-28
Wanted: Trustees with Critical Thinking Skills (O’Reilly) Sep-16
What’s Your Board’s Culture (Prybil) Jun-16

H
Health Care Delivery
Home Sweet Medical Home (Meyer) Nov/Dec-14
Never Land (Carpenter) Mar-12
Rationing Reasoning (de Filippi) Oct-26
Who Will Get Care? (Greene) Oct-8

Health Care Industry
2009 AHA Environmental Scan (O’Dell) Sep-19
Trends and Strategic Planning: Implications for the Board (Duffy; Orlikoff; Totten) Nov/Dec-Workbook insert

Health Reform
The New American Compromise (Morrison) Sep-32
Reining in RAC (Bush) Oct-16

HIPAA
Following the Rules—Lock it or Lose it (Meyer; Sandrick) Oct-33

Hospital-Physician Relations
Cultivating Trust (Meyers) Nov/Dec-8
It’s a Privilege (Greene) Mar-8
Losing the Linchpin (Friedman) Oct-12
New Models for Hospital-Physician Relationships (Orlikoff; Totten) Jan-Workbook insert
Reaching Out to Physicians (Lindberg, Paller) Oct-28
Revisiting Physician Enployment (Sandrick) Jul/Aug-20

I
Information Technology
Are Patients Happier at Most Wired Hospitals? (Solovy; Hoppszallern; Brown) Oct-30
IT and the Board: Taking Responsibility (Appleby) Feb-14

L
Leadership
Assuming Quality Leadership (Maas) May-16
Boards and Executive Session (Hot Topics) Jan-6
Building CEO-Board Relationships That Last (Cohen) Oct-21
CEO Transition and Succession (Witt-Kieffer) Sep-Back to Basics insert

The Evidence-Based Organization (Walter) Apr-34
Five Routes to Patient Safety (Krause; Hidley) Nov/Dec-24
Honesty in Leadership (Grayson) Jan-22
Hospitalists and Physician Leadership (Wellikson) Jun-34
In Troubled Waters, Hospitals Need an Able Captain (Sandres) Mar-32
Leaders Listen, Respond to Nurses’ Woes (Thrall) Mar-35
Leadership Turnover: The Health Care Crisis Nobody Talks About (Sinnott) Jul/Aug-29

M
Mission
What’s Your Board’s Culture (Prybil) Jun-16

N
Nurses
Leaders Listen, Respond to Nurses’ Woes (Thrall) Mar-35
Nurses on the Board (Meyers) Jun-10

P
Patient Safety
Avoiding the Drama of Health Care-Associated Infections (Soule) Sep-38
Five Routes to Patient Safety (Krause; Hidley) Nov/Dec-24
A Goal Unrealized: Hand Hygiene Compliance (Rollins) Sep-35
Monitoring Patient Safety and Quality: A Simple Framework (Goeschel) Mar-34
Never Land (Carpenter) Mar-12

Supporting Safety with Flying Colors (Larson) Oct-22
Take Heed (Meyers) Apr-14

Patient Satisfaction
Are Patients Happier at Most Wired Hospitals? (Solovy; Hoppszallern; Brown) Oct-30
Home Sweet Medical Home (Meyer) Nov/Dec-14

Patients and Families
Take Heed (Meyers) Apr-14

Physicians
Bringing in Rural Physicians (Larson) Jan-8
Cultivating Trust (Meyers) Nov/Dec-8
Following the Rules—Stark Laws: Then and Now (Sandrick) Feb-33
Hospitalists and Physician Leadership (Wellikson) Jun-34
It’s a Privilege (Greene) Mar-8
Losing the Linchpin (Friedman) Oct-12
Reaching Out to Physicians (Lindberg; Paller) Oct-28
Revisiting Physician Employment (Sandrick) Jul/Aug-20
Seven Steps to Successful Medical Staff Development Planning (Lifton) Jul/Aug-30

Political Advocacy
Be an Advocate for Your Community (Beeler) Nov/Dec-31
A Natural Fit: Trustees and Political Advocacy (Greene) Jan-12

Q
Quality
Assuming Quality Leadership (Maas) May-16
Avoiding Quality Fraud (Gosfield; Reinertsen) Sep-12
Breakthrough Quality: What the Board Must Do (Caldwell; Butler; Groh)
Jun-32
Hospitals Weigh In on Quality (Meyers) Mar-22
How to Drive a Quality Dashboard (Larson) May-27
Mission Critical: Quality Oversight (Combes) Feb-22
Monitoring Patient Safety and Quality: A Simple Framework (Goeschel) Mar-34

Take Heed (Meyers) Apr-14

R
Rural Hospitals
Bringing in Rural Physicians (Larson) Jan-8
Rural Hospitals: A Different Take on Conflict of Interest (Mitchell) Mar-30
The Rural Development Improvement: Fundraising to “Own” the Hospital (Henry) May-24

S
Sarbanes-Oxley
Sarbanes-Oxley on the Not-for-Profit Horizon (O’Reilly) Apr-8

Strategic Planning
2009 AHA Environmental Scan (O’Dell) Sep-19
Easing Tensions Between Systems and Hospitals for Better Performance (O’Brien) Apr-32
Strategic Resource Allocation (Krentz; Clark) Sep-28
Trends and Strategic Planning: Implications for the Board (Duffy; Orlikoff; Totten) Nov/Dec-Workbook insert

T
Technology
Board Communication on the Fast Track (Ruck) Apr-30
Financing Medical Technology (Carpenter) Jul/Aug-8

Transparency
Sarbanes-Oxley on the Not-for-Profit Horizon (O’Reilly) Apr-8

Trust
Cultivating Trust (Meyers) Nov/Dec-8

Trustees
A Natural Fit: Trustees and Political Advocacy (Greene) Jan-12
James Butler: A Promise to Himself (Larson) Feb-24
Supporting Safety with Flying Colors (Larson) Oct-22
Wanted: Trustees with Critical Thinking Skills (O’Reilly) Sep-16

Turnarounds
Hospital Revival and the Board (Langabeer) Jun-35

W
Workforce
Corporate Campaigns (Kerschner; O’Melveny; Myers) Jun-Back to Basics insert
Healing the Health Care Staffing Shortage (Isgur) Feb-18