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April 2008 (Volume 18, Issue 4)	view entire issue

For the board: Sign on or miss out
A small but steadily growing number of healthcare organizations are turning to the Internet to communicate not only with the public and employees but with board members as well. Some, like Bellevue (NE) Medical Center (BMC), choose to develop specific portals where the board can chat with one another through forums and store pertinent information and documents. Others, like New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton, MA, have taken Web development into their own hands and built sites that act as portals, allowing senior executives to use blogs to communicate with board members about new endeavors and problems.

Where did we put that wheelchair?
Devices and equipment can be among the modern hospital's largest cost centers, second only to personnel. But keeping tabs on wheelchairs, monitors, and pumps is not easy. A few innovators have turned to real- or near real-time asset tracking systems to pinpoint the location of all that expensive equipment and keep better tabs on maintenance while avoiding oversupplies. In this article and in " 'Brain' keeps supplies current" below, we discuss how asset tracking technology built on radio frequency identification (RFID) can fit in with hospitals' strategic priorities. RFID uses radio signals to monitor the location of equipment tagged with special badges.

Other recently-published articles from Health Governance Report:

The new C-suite: Sailing the seven Cs

Offer compensation to encourage medical staff leadership

Healthcare crisis and transformational leadership

Replacing service line with segment line

Thrive in a down economy: Get creative with patient concerns

Should your hospital partner with the big retailers?

Is your brand a communications or business strategy?

Six steps to develop a successful business strategy

Tools for competing successfully in a P4P environment

PHO, hospital track key indicators to attract P4P in cap contracts

Reactions to CMS’ P4P proposal run the gamut

A glimpse at the future of pay for performance

P4P a key tool in recruiting top-notch physicians

Make data reporting successful in your hospital system

Compare your practice to these cost benchmarks

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