Transforming Governance
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is dedicated to transforming health care governance through the work of its Trustee Services.
Transforming Governance
A Taxonomy of Health Care Boards
Jamie Orlikoff, national adviser on governance to the AHA, helps demystify the types of boards and their differences
By Sue Ellen Wagner
Interview
There are many types of boards in health care and each type of board varies in how it i
Transforming Governance
Strategic Transformation for Health Care Systems Post-COVID-19
Four action-oriented strategies can be key
By James Langabeer
Many general acute care hospitals and integrated health systems are struggling with another tumultuous year.
The executive session provides an important venue for maintaining board independence and protecting confidentiality as the governing body carries out its fiduciary duties.
As we begin a new year, Sue Ellen Wagner looks at what lies ahead with Greg Bentz, 2023 Committee on Governance (COG) Chair.
Transforming Governance
High Impact Governance Challenges Conventions
New thinking can take leadership of boards much further
By Barbara Lorsbach
In the last few decades, hospital and health system boards of trustees have transitioned from fulfilling basic fiduciary responsibilities to…
Workforce Strategy
Simulations Spur Board to Test Workforce Strategies
Baystate Health taps member creativity and competition to explore challenges, solutions
By Mark A.
AFSP’s Christine Moutier and Maggie Mortali discuss programs and tools that support health care workers.
Suicide Prevention
How Boards Can Support Suicide Prevention Initiatives
Hartford HealthCare’s Marissa Sicley-Rogers and Jennifer Ferrand discuss their Zero Suicide Initiative
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.