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.
Checklists
A Trustee Checklist to Address Time Challenges
As health care organizations face a number of emerging challenges, the compensation committee of the not-for-profit hospital and health system board is well served to review and update the executive compensation program periodically.
A successful governance education process requires commitment, collaboration and consensus. This resource serves as an outline of how a board of trustees may design a process that will ensure optimum development of leadership knowledge and effectiveness.
For boards to participate in shaping their new organization, they must be currently performing at an extremely high level. The following is a list of four practices that hospital and health system boards must be engaged in today, in order to be successful in the future.
The organization’s most important stakeholders have been identified/specified. A descriptive/analytic profile has been prepared for each key stakeholder. The interests (needs/wants, expectations and organizational success criteria)
of each stakeholder have been documented.
This diagnostic is designed to help boards and organization leaders identify challenges that may be impeding efforts to improve quality. Developed by Jim Conway, this resource draws on 20 years of personal governance experience as well as learning from the literature and the shared experience of…
Boards that want to improve their approach to conflicts of interest and independence management do the following...
This checklist poses questions about whether your board is following recommended practices for strategic planning.
Be sure every member fully understands his or her accountability, responsibilities and the expectations of the office, and document it all in a written position description...
All new board members should participate in an orientation process shortly after election to
the board. To design your board’s orientation process, consider these best practices.