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Board Practices that Separate the Best from the Rest

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The AHA’s 2011 Governance Survey shows that good governance practices continue to take hold among hospitals and health systems. Driven by powerful economic pressures and stringent legal requirements to be visionary, strategic, diligent and independent, boards are applying various “good governance” practices, including competency-based succession planning, board orientation and education, routine executive sessions, CEO retention planning, and board self-evaluation.

Developing a Strategic Board

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With CEO support and opportunities for education, trustees can become better hospital leaders

Sample Board Chair Selection Process Guideline

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The following is intended to be an example that boards should adapt to meet their individual needs.

Challenges of Youth

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Boards can play a key role in guiding, supporting young health system leaders

Applying Competency-based Criteria to Committee Makeup and Education

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More and more boards are adopting the practice of using competency-based criteria to select governing board members. They identify the subject areas and behavioral qualities needed from trustees and apply them to recruitment, orientation, leadership development, succession planning and periodic evaluation.

What Hospital Trustees Should Know About Bundled Payments

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Prioritizing Self-assessments

Trustees are accountable for ensuring that continuous quality improvement processes are in place throughout their health care organization.

Creating a Culture of Health

Population health is a hot topic. But what does it mean in practical terms?

Navigating health care change

A huge transformation of the health care sector is underway, and it’s having a big impact on hospitals and health systems.