“For transparency to be truly effective, hospitals must embrace a blame-free culture.”
-Judith Canfield
Director of Surgical Services, Providence Regional Medical Center Becker’s Hospital Review, April 2011
Information for Hospital Executives
8 Steps to Building a Truly Transparent Hospital
Transparency is essential to success in the new healthcare landscape, including participation in the proposed accountable care organizations that are included the Affordable Care Act. In this article from Becker’s Hospital Review, three hospital executives give examples of how their facilities are embracing transparency and data distribution to improve finances, satisfaction and clinical outcomes. Learn how championing a cultural shift, establishing a foundation of trust, and providing and sharing data with both employees and physicians results in success in these areas.
