A system board moves the organization from a competitive model to one that is mission driven.
Dedicating a facility to ambulatory and long-term care completes the continuum for a New Jersey system.
Canada's and Germany's approaches to healthcare delivery--with universal access and lower costs than in the United States--provide lessons that can guide U.S. reform.
Most conscience clauses — laws protecting healthcare providers' right to refuse to provide procedures to which they have moral objections--are deficient, and many have been met with hostile judicial interpretations.
The 78th Annual Catholic Health Assembly in New Orleans drew 1,300 providers and sponsors, who discussed the operational opportunities ahead, innovative care approaches, and strategies for maintaining their Catholic identity and values under a reformed system.
A list of recent Health Progress articles on systemic healthcare reform.
Using a common-good or community-based ethic as a framework for medical treatment decision making may provide appropriate balance to the emphasis on patient desires.
To survive in a reformed healthcare system, long-term care facilities can initiate hospital-based skilled nursing facilities.
The final excerpt of a Catholic Health Association document on the euthanasia debate, this article discusses the theological, moral, and pastoral care needed by patients, their families, and their care givers.
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