Increasing the Number of Oncology Nurses Serving on Boards

Priorities at the hospital board level have shifted toward a focus on quality, value-based care, and patient-centeredness, creating challenges for healthcare executives trained to cultivate revenue in a fee-for-service environment. For example, on October 1, 2012, Medicare began linking payment to quality rather than reimbursing for procedures and hospital stays. Readmissions within 30 days of discharge and care for hospital-acquired infections no longer are reimbursed (Medicare.gov, n.d.).