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Assessment for a Board’s Readiness for the Future
Use this self-assessment to evaluate your board’s readiness to recruit and develop the next generation of board members and leadership.
Becoming a First-Rate Board
Trustee Articles
Fulfilling duties includes actively engaging in practices that promote good governance. A review of best practices enables the board to reflect on opportunities for improvement.
Active Board Succession
Trustee Articles
A decade ago, BoardSource, an organization supporting nonprofit boards, developed a well known list of aspirational principles of governance. For us they still ring true: “mission driven,” “ethos of transparency,” “compliance with integrity.”
Assessing the Engagement and Effectiveness of Boards
Conducting a board assessment is one of the most important actions that a board can take to evaluate and better understand trustee engagement and leadership effectiveness.
5 Steps to Move from “Yes Boards” to “Best Boards”
One of the strongest predictors of health system performance is the quality of governance that shapes its response in an unstable environment.
Board Leader Resources
AHA Trustee Services offers resources for board leaders on leadership development, board chair relationship with the CEO, committees, and more.
Trustee Insights Archive Editions
Trustee Insights I Archive includes previous editions of the AHA’s enhanced digital resource for hospital and health system boards and leadership. This robust monthly digital package includes insights and analysis on the changing dynamics in the health care field and what they mean for boards, as well as other rich resources to help achieve high-performing governance.
Applying Competency-based Criteria to Committee Makeup and Education
Trustee Articles
More and more boards are adopting the practice of using competency-based criteria to select governing board members. They identify the subject areas and behavioral qualities needed from trustees and apply them to recruitment, orientation, leadership development, succession planning and periodic evaluation.
The “Aha!” Moment to Unlocking Governance Excellence
This article delves into the indispensable role of the governance committee and how it can supercharge a board’s overall performance, with a spotlight on the journey of one hospital striving for excellence.
Advancing Rural Telehealth and Addressing Its Challenges
Engaging and retaining nursing staff can help drive organizational performance, including improving patient safety, satisfaction and outcomes.