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Pursuing Board Chair Excellence

Great governance rarely happens without a great board chair. Yet too often, insufficient attention is paid to ensuring that chairs are well suited for this critical role. Lessons about this important issue can be learned from the stories of four boards: two that did not handle board leadership preparation well, and two that are heading in the right direction.

2020 Actions for the Board Compensation Committee

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Boards should assess the impact of change on their organization’s executive compensation program and committee practices.

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Rural health care leaders to meet in Phoenix

Conference Rural health care leaders to meet in Phoenix next month The American Hospital Association and Health Forum’s 2017 Rural Health Care Leadership Conference f

Building Hospital-Community Partnerships

To move the needle on community health, hospitals and health system boards are recognizing the importance of aligning their organizational efforts and partnering with others in their communities.

AHA appoints new members to board

The American Hospital Association board of trustees has elected eight members to serve three-year terms on the board beginning Jan. 1.

Helping Boards Have Productive Conversations about Quality of Care

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Health care boards that take a broader view of “quality” and incorporate measures that reflect this understanding are better able to assess performance in the right areas.

Investing in healthy cities

What does it mean for a health system to invest fully in its community?

Priorities for a Hospital Board Chair

It is hard to imagine an industry more turbulent than health care or a position more demanding than hospital board chair.

The One Trait that Consistently High-performing Health Systems and Hospitals Share

Consistently high-performing health systems and hospitals share a common trait. Their leadership teams are exceptionally humble.