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The Boards Role in Digital Transformation

Facilitating digital transformation demands that boards appreciate its urgency, move past the hype and fulfill strategy at their hospital and health system via digital transformation-related needs assessment, plan execution and evaluation of results and outcomes.

Financial Turnaround Needs Board Oversight

boards must become more involved in the oversight of the financial turnaround of their organizations than they did in past periods of lessor financial challenge. This may involve a board monitoring levels of detail that would have previously been inappropriate. But, when a hospital or system is facing an existential threat, it becomes a governance issue and it is appropriate and necessary for a board to engage more deeply than it did in the past.

The Ever-important Role of Hospital Community Boards

Community governance is more critical today than ever before considering recent, often fast-moving trends and changes in the U.S. health care market. Nonprofit hospitals and health systems that double down on strong community governance not only have increased likelihood of staying true to their mission, but also have distinct strategic advantages over those that do not.

Population Health Resources for Boards

The AHA provides links to population health resources for boards.

Understanding Patients’ Social Needs

Trustee Magazine Articles
Health systems are developing ways to identify and address patients’ unique social needs that influence their health and outcomes of care

Assessing Overall Board Effectiveness: Key Elements for Success to Consider

Investing time now in evaluating and enhancing board effectiveness can accelerate organizational results for years to come.

Behavioral Health Resources for Boards

As a member of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, the AHA develops and promotes messages of hope and help.

Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Articles

A collection of articles an toolkits on health equity, diversity and inclusion.

Is Trustee Emeritus Status Outdated?

Trustee Articles
Is granting an outgoing trustee ‘emeritus status’ a thing of the past?