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The Pathway Back to the Board Room

With careful assessment, health care boards may consider a return to the board room in 2021.

Building Your Health Care Board as a Strategic Asset

Changing the mindset of health care CEOs and boards to envision the board’s potential is the first step in a long trek to turn the board into a strategic asset.

Philanthropy and Strategic Direction

Trustee Articles
Executives, trustees and physicians should be the leading advocates of philanthropy.
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Effective Governance During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Trustee Articles
Boards can provide tremendous value and crucial support to their hospitals and health systems during the COVID-19 crisis.

Board Oversight of Culture for High-Performing Hospitals

Trustee Articles
An external review of workplace operations produces a Leadership Letter with observations and recommendations for continuous improvement, followed by open discussion among the board, CEO and top management.

Executive Evaluation and Compensation Committee Charter

Board and Committee Charters
SAMPLE COMMITTEE CHARTER: EXECUTIVE EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE Overall Roles and Responsibilities

Position Description for a Chair-Elect

Trustee Articles
From time to time as provided in the bylaws, the Board may designate the Vice Chairperson as a Chair-Elect. In such cases, the Chair-Elect’s responsibilities go beyond the usual role of a Vice Chair to lead the board in the Chairperson’s absence. The responsibilities of a Chair Elect include...
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Board Guidelines for a Time of Crisis

Trustee Articles
To meet the challenge of COVID-19, governing boards should identify actions to undertake—and avoid—to best support their health care organizations.

Governance Staffing: How Much Do We Need?

Trustee Articles
In most professions, there are clear and relatively consistent pathways along one’s career continuum, as well as clearly defined experiential and educational requirements. Not so with health care governance staffing, which ranges from board support provided by a CEO’s assistant all the way to a comprehensive governance support staff led by a senior vice president/chief governance officer.

Succession Planning: The Board-CEO Partnership

Trustee Articles
Boards and CEOs must constructively address the succession imperative. Succession planning for the CEO and other senior leadership positions is critical to organizational continuity and stability, especially in a transforming healthcare field.