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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.
How smart incentives can reduce health system risk
Many hospital and health system boards and their leadership teams are at an interesting juncture where each is heavily reliant on the other for strategic support and execution.
Revisiting Executive Incentive Compensation
Incentive compensation plans are intended to focus executives’ attention on their organizations’ most vital priorities and initiatives.
Key Action Steps for the Compensation Committee
Trustee Articles
As hospitals and health systems realign their strategic objectives, executive compensation programs must evolve to support the organization's mission. Your board's compensation committee should determine if corresponding actions or updates are necessary.
Quality and Professional Affairs Committee Charter
Board and Committee Charters
The Quality Committee assists the board in overseeing and ensuring the quality of clinical care, patient safety, and customer service provided throughout the organization.
Conflict Manager: The Board Chair's Unsung Role
Trustee Articles
Board chairs are often chosen based on peer respect, professional knowledge, demonstrated commitment such as chairing a board committee, and willingness to put in the time required. A somewhat surprising finding to emerge from the AHA’s 2011 Governance Survey is that conflict management is an important yet seldom discussed role of the board chair.
Most Commonly Asked Questions About Board Committees
Trustee Articles
Here are some of the questions that we as governance consultants hear most frequently about board committees.
Prioritizing Self-assessments
Trustees are accountable for ensuring that continuous quality improvement processes are in place throughout their health care organization.
Preparing for a CEO’s departure
The most crucial time in an organization’s life is the transition from one CEO to another.
Taking the leap into coverage
Trustee talking points
Provider-owned health plans are becoming more common as hospitals and health systems look for ways to manage value-based payment and assume risk.
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