Governance Effectiveness
In January, physicians and other eligible clinicians began their second year of Medicare’s Quality Payment Program, established by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. The overarching goal of QPP remains the same: tying clinician payment to performance on quality and cost…
The American Hospital Association recently revamped AHA.org, its flagship website, to better serve members and the health care community at large, including hospital and health system trustees.
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Editor’s note: On Feb. 7, after this piece was submitted, Carolinas HealthCare System became Atrium Health.
Our culture journey started long before I joined Carolinas HealthCare System. Like all…
It’s been almost a year since the American Hospital Association launched a new model of trustee education for our members, one focused on the emerging challenges in the health care field and designed to engage trustees in our grassroots advocacy to support their local hospital/health system…
Increasing diversity in health care leadership and eliminating care disparities are critical to ensuring high-quality care for all. The renamed Institute for Diversity and Health Equity has created a new model for the American Hospital Association’s continued work on these issues and is engaging…
How would your directors answer the question, “What’s our governing board’s mission?”
Most might ask, “Do you mean our organization’s mission?” Others might reach for the bylaws or the global corporate mission statement. But, a board's mission and…
Hospitals and health systems face an array of compounding pressures. Chief among these is a shift to population health and value-based care models that require health systems to not only continue to make investments in information technology, administration and care, but also take on…
Carilion Clinic President and CEO Nancy Howell Agee is nothing if not a visionary leader. The former nurse led her organization, based in Roanoke, Va., through a change to an integrated delivery model during one of our nation’s worst recessions. It became one of the most innovative and…
The American Hospital Association’s Annual Membership Meeting offers you and your fellow trustees an invaluable opportunity to learn from each other, as well as to hear from thought leaders across the health care and political fields. The meeting, to be held May 6-8 in Washington, D.C.,…
Ensuring that an organization has consistent and effective leadership at the top is a principal board responsibility. It includes a continual planning process for meaningful leadership succession that will ensure a seamless and successful transition from one executive leader to another.