Governance Effectiveness
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.
Throughout the year, the American Hospital Association urges hospital leaders, including trustees, to engage federal legislators and advocate on issues important to the patients and communities the hospitals serve.
Advocacy is, in essence, sharing your organization’s story. And…
High-profile companies like Wells Fargo, Uber, Equifax, The Weinstein Co., Fox News and many more have recently garnered media attention for their leadership and corporate cultures. And the boards of companies including Whirlpool, CACI International and Citigroup have formed culture…
In today’s health care environment, the need for collaboration has perhaps never been stronger, with hospitals and health systems pursuing partnerships in a number of ways, including alliances, networks, affiliations and, at times, full mergers and acquisitions. In both the for-profit and…