The AHA triennial survey of health care boards reveals the exponential growth in the number of boards that provide cash compensation to their members.
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Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Awareness is a Board Responsibility
AHA Cybersecurity expert John Riggi discusses what trustees should know about their organization’s cyberthreat plan
By Nikhil Baviskar
Interview
The frequency and severity of cyber-attacks on hospitals continues to mount as hackers become more
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Health Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The Importance of Indian Health Care Services
Trustee Tony Davis provides unique perspective on the state of Indian Health Services
By Sue Ellen Wagner
Interview
Sue Ellen Wagner, vice president, trustee engagement and strategy at the American Hospital Association,
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Quality
You Have the Quality and Safety Report. Now What?
Quality and Safety expert Dr.
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Board Culture
Get Active in Preventing Board Chair Burnout
Start with a well-defined role, delegation and limits on expectations
By Jamie Orlikoff
First reported among frontline care givers in the emergency department and ICU, pandemic-related burnout spread to impact nearly everyone in t
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New positions are being created in and outside of health care that are dedicated to the care and management of boards. These positions report to the office of the president and often have a dual-reporting relationship to the chief executive and another member of senior management, such as the chief of staff.
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A board that engages 100% of its membership results in effective governance.
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Board Responsibilities
Trustees Focus on Quality to Improve Health Care
Non-profit boards have array of resources to fulfill quality mission
Michael Jellinek and Thomas Glynn
Many hospitals, like academic medical centers and integrated health systems, are relied upon as significa
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Transforming Governance
High Impact Governance Challenges Conventions
New thinking can take leadership of boards much further
By Barbara Lorsbach
In the last few decades, hospital and health system boards of trustees have transitioned from fulfilling basic fiduciary responsibilities to focusing on strategic thinking
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Board Composition and Selection
How to Navigate Complex, Multitiered Governance
Success comes from defining expectations for various stakeholders
By Linda Summers, Erica M. Osborne and Karma H.
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Board Composition & Selection
The New BoardThink: In Search of Cognitive Diversity
Accelerating Board Innovation and Performance via Cognitive Diversity
By Jena Abernathy
Boards are becoming more diverse — both in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.
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Workforce Strategy
Simulations Spur Board to Test Workforce Strategies
Baystate Health taps member creativity and competition to explore challenges, solutions
By Mark A.
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The clinical workforce shortage is one of the most pressing problems in health care. Bold actions now are necessary to mitigate the challenge, and boards have a critical role to play in overseeing change. By giving clinicians the support they need to work with purpose and passion, health systems can build clinical capacity for today — and tomorrow.
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Incorporating health equity into strategy represents a new undertaking for some health care leaders — one that requires a shift in thinking and taking action in such core areas as culture, structure, functions and incentives.
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The AHA’s new resource “Patient and Family Advisory Councils Blueprint” outlines seven steps to successfully launch a meaningful and impactful PFAC.
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Hospital and health system trustees who want to ensure the organization achieves its mission can work to put a greater focus on their organization’s philanthropic foundation.
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To navigate the choppy waters ahead, hospital and health system boards need to develop a plan to reengage all trustees and renew CEO and board leadership collaboration.
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A WellSpan Health task force developed meaningful principles that signaled a changed approach to governance at the health system.