Board Composition and Selection
Interview participants from left to right: Ann Collins, M.D., Melissa Fitzpatrick, MSN, and Kimberly Cleveland, Ph.D.Board Composition and SelectionWhat Nurses Bring to Hospital and Health System BoardsBoard chair
Why health care organizations should consider adding nurses to their boards.
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.
BOARD COMPOSITION AND SELECTION
Sample Governance Authority Matrix
Overview
The first order of business a subsidiary board should undertake is understanding how its authority has (or will) change within a multitiered governance structure. What are the delegated authorities from the system, and…
Board Composition & Selection
Data Reveal Characteristics Shared by Successful CEOs
Choosing your next CEO using Objective Data
By Kenneth R. Cohen
Sixteen percent of hospital CEOs left their roles in 2021 according to a report from the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Baystate Health CEO Mark Keroack discusses how health care boards can play an essential role in diversity strategies.
Adapted from “Recruiting for a Diverse Health Care Board,” by Karma H. Bass (Trustee Insights, Dec. 2020).
Adding diverse members to a hospital’s or health system’s board can change the board’s culture for the better.
An emerging group of future health care leaders are ready to take on the challenge of health care board service.
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.