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Fiduciary Duties, Conflicts of Interest and Independence Refresher
Trustee Articles
These are exciting and challenging times for board members of not-for-profit health care organizations. The main driver of this state of affairs is a field-wide transformation that promises to result in better quality, higher value, and population health improvement. Most board members see this as a positive move for their organization and community, since their missions often speak to the need to improve the health of the communities they serve.
Sample Guidelines for Director Selection
Trustee Articles
The following is intended to be an example that boards should adapt to meet their individual needs. Effective governance depends on the right mixture of skills, experience, personal qualities and diversity among the members of the hospital board.
Keeping Risk in Check
Trustee Articles
The complexities inherent in performance-based contracts call for increased board oversight
Accreditation: What Boards Need to Know
Trustee Articles
Voluntary accreditation is considered to be an important symbol of a hospital’s commitment to high-quality, safe care. Some consumers look for accreditation when choosing a hospital. Many health care professionals believe it is an important indicator of the commitment to quality and safety they are looking for when choosing a place to practice.
Transforming Care Delivery to Focus on Patient Outcomes: Why Boards Matter
Trustee Articles
In the publication, authors Joshi and Horak state that hospital trustees support hospitals’ fundamental missions to improve the health of the community. In a climate of growing concerns about the quality of health care and the amount we pay for it, trustees are called upon to oversee the transformation of the culture of the organization.
Accelerating Progress Through Leadership Integration
Trustee Articles
Sustainable change requires a strategy to align improvement efforts and act on the interdependencies of four performance domains.
Credentialing, Privileging and the Engaged Board
Trustee Articles
Education, preparation and collegiality can empower physician and lay member trustees to make fair and thoroughly vetted decisions.
Effective Governance of Health Systems
Governing a health system is different than governing a stand-alone hospital. All health system boards oversee and attempt to integrate different businesses regardless of the type of system they govern.
Making Sense of the MACRA: A Primer for Trustees
Trustee Articles
This primer provides an overview of the MACRA law and includes questions to help boards, executives and clinical leaders discuss its impact on their organization.
Intermountain Healthcare Embraces Transformation
Trustee Articles
Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare continues to transform itself to best adapt to the demands of the changing health care environment. As part of the current transformation, the health system has organized its leadership to optimize the interdependencies of safety, quality, patient experience and workforce engagement. Under this construct, the system streamlines decision making, minimizes waste and redundancy, and positions the organization to deliver exceptional patient-centered care.