Articles by Jane Jeffries

Names, titles - they matter more than we think.

In times of crisis, hospitals do more than treat the injured.

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Look past city limits and even state lines for your next board member.

While this year's flu season rages on, start thinking about next year's strategies.

Your 2013 to-do list starts here.

William Jessee, M.D., of Integrated Healthcare Strategies, explains what influences physician engagement and why creating mutually beneficial relationships between hospitals and physicians is more important than ever.

Can your hospital do more to wipe out the country's leading cause of death?

Boards are in the ideal position to push back on the obesity crisis

Three steps can lessen the stress of massive change.

Witt/Kieffer's Jim Gauss explains why boards need to get serious about trustee succession planning and shares strategies for recruiting qualified board members.

Trustees have a new virtual hangout online. See you there.

A small, rural hospital looks for caregivers outside the local applicant pool

We can't know the future, but we can develop the agility to succeed in it

A long-time patient-provider relationship turns sour

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