Governance Effectiveness
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…
COVID-19 has served as a wake-up call to the inequities experienced by underserved and historically marginalized populations.
Facilitating digital transformation demands that boards appreciate its urgency, move past the hype and fulfill strategy at their hospital and health system via digital transformation-related needs assessment, plan execution and evaluation of results and outcomes.
Hospitals across the United States have been inundated with an alarming number of very ill, complex care patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Caring for patients with non-coronavirus health care needs, such as cardiac and neurologic emergencies, while managing surges in COVID-19 cases, has presented a…
To navigate the choppy waters ahead, hospital and health system boards need to develop a plan to reengage all trustees and renew CEO and board leadership collaboration.
A WellSpan Health task force developed meaningful principles that signaled a changed approach to governance at the health system.
Holding board members accountable and addressing issues in a timely manner are essential to a successful boardroom culture.
Focused, strategic discussions in the boardroom can support organizational excellence.
Carolyn F. Scanlan, vice chair of Penn Medicine Lancaster (Pa.) General Health, discusses how governing boards can best address some of the challenges ahead in 2021.
Adding diverse members to a hospital’s or health system’s board can change the board’s culture for the better.