Top 10 Governance Trends for 2008: Part One.

The article discusses the first part of the top 10 corporate governance trends for 2008. To best handle strategic and business trends in health care for 2008 hospitals are advised to demonstrate value in order to gain the preference of consumers, ensure adequate staffing in high-skill clinical areas, invest in automating clinical information systems, expand market share for inpatient and outpatient services, and address health insurance issues such as charity care, bad-debt levels and payer mix.