Trends in governance structure and activities among not-for-profit U.S. hospitals: 2009–2015

We examined hospital level data from The Governance Institute Survey (2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015) and corresponding years of the American Hospital Association Annual Survey in a pooled, cross-sectional design. We conducted individual multivariate models with adjustments for hospital and market characteristics, comparing the changes in BOD structures, demographics, and activities over time. Findings: The sample included 1,811 hospital-year observations, including 682 unique facilities. We found that BODs in 2015 had less internal management (β = −2.25, p
Source: Health Care Management Review - Category: American Health Tags: Features Source Type: research