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11 Principles for Health System Governance
A WellSpan Health task force developed meaningful principles that signaled a changed approach to governance at the health system.
Creating Age-Friendly Health Systems
Hospital and health system trustees can help move forward an evidence-based framework to achieve better health for an aging population with complex care needs.
Current High-Performance Governance Practices
Board Checklists
For boards to participate in shaping their new organization, they must be currently performing at an extremely high level. The following is a list of four practices that hospital and health system boards must be engaged in today, in order to be successful in the future.
Taking Responsibility for Transitions at the Top
Succession planning is a high-stakes governance responsibility. The significant costs of protracted CEO searches and failed replacements are well-documented. Yet, data from the for-profit and nonprofit sectors continue to show that many boards aren’t focusing enough attention on succession planning or on getting it right.
Total cost of care: Key considerations
Hospitals and health systems are continuously striving to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of care. It is useful to consider the impact of measuring the “total cost of care” on hospitals and health systems, as well as contemplate what steps health care leaders need to take.
Health Care Governance in Changing Times
To navigate the choppy waters ahead, hospital and health system boards need to develop a plan to reengage all trustees and renew CEO and board leadership collaboration.
Lessons from the Field: How Three AHA Member Health Systems Achieved Board Diversity
Effecting genuine change through executive leadership, board support, creativity and commitment can accelerate diversity efforts.
Integrating Behavioral and Physical Health through Primary Care
Trustee Articles
Hospitals and health systems are finding a range of ways to integrate behavioral and physical care in a primary care clinic, thereby improving patient outcomes and lowering costs.