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Delivery System Transformation, Governance Effectiveness, Operational Excellence, Strategic Planning, Issues & Trends
Bringing a mix of generations to the hospital board
Successful hospital and health systems are rooted in a mission-driven focus. But that focus must include a continued sense of vitality, creativity, relevance and forward thinking if hospitals and health systems are to continue their success into the future. Who better to contribute energy, new perspectives and a vested interest in the future than the next generations of leaders?
How to Maximize Board Retreat Success
The measure of board retreat success can be summed up in one simple statement: “That was a good use of my time.” Developing retreats that leverage leadership time and resources and deliver meaningful outcomes requires advance planning and preparation, as well as follow-up after the retreat.
Plan with Purpose
Successful retreats give trustees the opportunity to distance themselves from day-to-day business and set the stage to focus and deliberate in ways a regular board meeting doesn’t allow.
Get Involved, Delivery System Transformation, Governance Effectiveness, Leadership, Strategic Planning
Essential Skills for Todays CEO
The board is responsible for setting the hospital or health system’s mission and vision, and for engaging leaders and staff in working toward that vision. After the board, no individual has more influence over the organization than the CEO; however, the board defines the leadership competencies, responsibilities and personal attributes required of the CEO, and ultimately selects, motivates and retains the right CEO for long-term success.
Governance Effectiveness
Prioritizing Self-assessments
Trustees are accountable for ensuring that continuous quality improvement processes are in place throughout their health care organization. But, as the board sets direction during this period of dramatic change and payer, government and media scrutiny, it must first implement and develop its own continuous quality improvement system. Trustees must be able to determine when and where the board is underperforming in relation to the challenges it faces, and hold themselves to the same level of accountability for quality and improvement to which they hold the entire organization.
Governance Effectiveness, Strategic Planning
How to Put Your Strategic Plan to Work
The board’s foremost responsibility is to own the organization’s mission and vision and ensure a consistent focus on the strategic path to achieve them. While the board is responsible for setting strategic direction, it is not responsible for creating or managing implementation plans. But this doesn’t mean that trustees’ work is done after the strategic planning process ends. Boards must continually monitor the plan’s progress, be alert to changes in the environment and be prepared to adjust the strategic course as needed.