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The American Hospital Association (AHA) is pleased to release Chapter 1 of its 2025 National Governance Report to the field.
Use this self-assessment to evaluate your board’s readiness to recruit and develop the next generation of board members and leadership.
In today’s environment it is particularly important for boards to take the time to discuss difficult issues, challenge assumptions and refuse to rely on groupthink when confronting strategic opportunities, financial challenges and quality oversight. To do this effectively, trust, candor, differing…
Executive sessions give board members the chance to talk privately to address sensitive and confidential issues, promote robust discussion and build trust.
While continuing to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, hospital and health system boards can use this experience to strengthen leadership, engagement and trust.
Guided by their organization’s mission, vision and values, trustees must govern with their eye on the future, the well-being of patients, and the health of their communities.
What if the typical hospital board meeting — multiple hours spent on endless pages of financial data, slide after slide of bullet points and little time left for meaningful discussion — could be more engaging and less time-consuming? With some planning and practice, boards and senior executives can…
The Audit and Corporate Compliance Committee recommends policies and processes to the board related to...