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As hospitals and health systems across the country begin and continue the “recovery” process during the COVID-19 outbreak, the AHA is keeping you updated with the latest information and resources. An important area to address is the role of governing boards as hospitals and health systems resume delivering comprehensive health care services.
Trustee Articles
Health care leaders and policy experts surveyed recently predict that COVID-19’s impact will be deep and long-lasting.
Trustee Articles
During and moving beyond the pandemic, hospital and health system boards and executive teams need to keep community stakeholders engaged to forge a better state of health in their communities.
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The compendium includes questions and checklists for hospitals and health systems to use in working toward a safe, orderly return to providing comprehensive health care services to their communities.
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Disparities in COVID-19 outcomes serve as an important reminder for trustees and senior leaders to reinforce the work in our communities to address underlying causes of health disparities.
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Hospital and health system trustees can help move forward an evidence-based framework to achieve better health for an aging population with complex care needs.
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Changing the mindset of health care CEOs and boards to envision the board’s potential is the first step in a long trek to turn the board into a strategic asset.
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While continuing to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, hospital and health system boards can use this experience to strengthen leadership, engagement and trust.
Videos
From the moment the COVID-19 outbreak became reality, Coffey Health System (CHS) staff from every department hit the ground running. It wasn’t a question of if it would impact their small community of Burlington, Kansas, but when.
Trustee Articles
A new national initiative allows donors to direct contributions to their local hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Continually improving community health should be part of the DNA of a health care organization and its board.
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Hospital and health system boards can harness the power of philanthropy during the COVID-19 crisis.
Podcasts
This podcast highlights issues such as: prospective board authorizations for emergency spending and policy modifications; logistics for emergency board meetings and decision making; how boards can support and equally importantly not be a burden to management; clarifying emergency authority between system and subsidiary boards; what boards and their members should NOT do; the need for deeper executive and board succession planning; and others.
Trustee Articles
Boards should assess the impact of change on their organization’s executive compensation program and committee practices.
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Ongoing board education that includes newer modalities and technologies will increase board engagement and improve governance.
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Health care leaders are learning more about burnout and working together to better address it.
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The next curve of systemization is leveraging additional opportunities to achieve greater synergy across health care organizations.
Checklists
There are better ways to honor and, as appropriate, continue to involve former trustees, while also adhering to the higher standards demanded of boards today.
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Is granting an outgoing trustee ‘emeritus status’ a thing of the past?
Dashboards/Scorecards
As this grid suggests, good governance decision-making, when supported by a variety of board practices and tools, strengthens the board as a whole and its capacity to govern well.