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Time for a New Model of Governance

On-Demand Educational Webinars
This webinar makes the case that the time has come to develop a new model of hospital and health system governance. Presenter Jamie Orlikoff discusses four phases in the evolution of the current model of governance and ongoing market and organizational pressures that make it difficult for the current model to withstand, and he suggests that these pressures are likely to deepen as their pace, scope and scale accelerate.

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.

Board Leader Resources

Leadership DevelopmentPursuing Board Chair Excellence: Four Examples of Board Chair Selection Show What Can Go Rig

Governance Leadership of Quality

Trustee Articles
A diagnostic tool and organization assessment can help boards address barriers to effective quality oversight.

When a Board Member Crosses the Line: Removing a Trustee Midterm

Holding board members accountable and addressing issues in a timely manner are essential to a successful boardroom culture.

Understanding Affordability and Value in Health Care

Trustee Articles
Affordability is one of the most important challenges influencing Americans’ ability to access health care. However, no single, agreed-upon definition of health care affordability exists because it is influenced by many complex factors.

Conferences

In-Person Events
View information on upcoming AHA conferences, include the AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, the AHA Annual Membership Meeting, and the Accelerating Health Equity Conference.

What Boards Need to Know About the New CMS QAPI Requirement

CMS on March 9 released changes to its interpretive guidance for the Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program.

What Boards Need to Know about the New CMS QAPI Requirement Jun 28

CMS's QAPI program is intended to ensure that hospitals have in place active and effective systems to examine the care they provide, identify problems that contribute to patient harm or poor performance and take steps to remedy those problems with appropriate follow up to ensure performance has improved. In updating this interpretive guidance, CMS is emphasizing its expectation that governing boards must oversee the quality of care provided. During AHA’s webinar, participants will hear from Nancy Foster, Vice President, Quality and Patient Safety, AHA about these new requirements and learn how to prepare your board to meet them.

Board Meetings: How to Drive Effective Board Dynamics

On-Demand Educational Webinars
Webinar Board Meetings: How to Drive Effective Board Dynamics The format of a board agenda can either drive effective strategic discussion or can stifle it