Article: So You're on the Hospital Board!, 4th ed.

So You're on the Hospital Board!, Fourth Edition, is a new American Hospital Association (AHA) booklet by Richard J. Umbdenstock that serves as a short, non-technical orientation for new hospital trustees. The book provides an overview of the present health care system; the key issues facing providers, patients, and payers; and the roles and responsibilities of the hospital governing board. New to this fourth edition are discussions of the board's role in continuous quality improvement, the current debate over health care delivery and financing reforms, and the recent changes in insurance and payment programs that increasingly place hospitals at financial risk.

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