Governance Effectiveness
AHA’s 2022 National Health Care Governance Survey report describes board structures, composition, culture, diversity and other board practices.
Significant financial stresses and the impact of economic and market conditions on investment portfolios are leading more boards of top hospitals and systems to re-evaluate their financial governance.
Join Population Health leaders Emily Brower, Tori Bratcher, and Kevin Barnett to learn insights about Trinity’s journey toward value-based payment.
Governance
Best Practices for Executive Sessions Without CEOs
Supporting healthy board–CEO relationships
By Todd C. Linden
When I was a young and inexperienced CEO, I did not like it when my board went into executive sessions without me.
Governance
Understanding the Board of Trustees’ Role
Expectations for different types of boards
By Pamela R.
Behavioral Health
Why Boards Should Focus on Suicide Prevention
Addressing challenges and priorities through the trustee role
By Sue Ellen Wagner
I recently spoke with Cathy Frank, M.D., chair of Henry Ford Health’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services, to learn about how…
Governing a health system is different than governing a stand-alone hospital. All health system boards oversee and attempt to integrate different businesses regardless of the type of system they govern.
How can a board and CEO work together to lead an organization well? Consider these 10 tips for helping boards stay in their lane while fulfilling governance obligations.
Board Assessment
Assessing the Engagement and Effectiveness of Boards
How to foster healthy dialogue and reflection
By Barbara H. Lorsbach
Engagement is an indispensable factor that gives a high-performing hospital or health system board its strength and vitality.
Great governance rarely happens without a great board chair. Yet too often, insufficient attention is paid to ensuring that chairs are well suited for this critical role. Lessons about this important issue can be learned from the stories of four boards: two that did not handle board leadership…