Health Network Innovations: How 20 Communities Are Improving Their Systems Through Collaboration (J-B AHA Press) - Softcover

RICHARD J. BOGUE, is the senior director of governance programs, division of trustee and community leadership, at the American Hospital Association Center for Health Care Leadership. At the Hospital Research and Education Trust, he led a series of research and demonstration programs interconnected in their emphasis on how hospitals and health systems restructure to improve their value to communities. Dr. Bogue is also a frequently published author of health care titles, including Trustees and the Integration of Community Health Care (with R. Umbdenstock, 1993). CLAUDE H. HALL, is the director of the National Demonstration of the Community Care Network Vision, Hospital Research and Educational Trust. Before joining HRET, he was the director of the Model Standards Project at the American Public Health Association and health planning specialist with the Virginia Department of Health.

"Health care is clearly adopting a new paradigm--one based on communities and improving the health of populations. This book uniquely highlights the challenges that must be faced in order to succeed. There are valuable lessons here for the entire community." —Stephen M. Shortell, PhD

"Excellent examples of how health care organizations and communities can work together to address not only access issues to high-quality health care but the underlying causes of many of our nation's serious health problems. . . . An excellent guide for the health care community and others interested in improving community health status." —Thomas C. Dolan, PhD, FACHE, CAE

"Employers who are value-managed purchasers of health care in any market can gain a new perspective from this publication on how public health priorities can be addressed through teamwork in communities." —Jim Mortimer