The Impact of Hospital and Health System Leadership Development Practices on Bond Ratings.

Shifts in healthcare policy, patient consumerism, and organizational consolidation are driving the need for hospitals and health systems to adapt if they are to achieve sustainability. Prior research has suggested that businesses with strong leadership development practices also demonstrate greater financial success and competitive performance. However, few studies have examined the impact of leadership development on organization-level outcomes, generally, or in the healthcare industry, specifically.

Bondholder disclosure and Sarbanes-Oxley: how one medical center aligned best practices.

More than a year ago, Chicago's Rush University Medical Center embarked on an ambitious project to implement enhanced investor disclosure practices. Among its keys to success are the following: Board and senior management buy-in is essential. Tailor the bondholder disclosure to comparable SEC practice.