Trustee Insights Archive Editions
January 2025 | Trustee Insights
- Physician Burnout Demands Bold Action By Betsy Chapin Taylor Sponsored by Accordant
- The 2025 COG Chair on the Future of Governance By Sue Ellen Wagner
- AHA's 2025 Environmental Scan
- Boardroom 101 Trustee Services Resource
- Strategies for Creating an Effective and Diverse Board Podcast with Schonay Barnett-Jones
- Jamie Orlikoff Discusses Quality and Safety Two Podcasts with Jamie Orlikoff
- Questions Board Members Should Be Asking to Address Vulnerabilities Podcast with James Liggins, Jr.
- Unifying Hospital Boards on Quality and Safety Podcast with Harry Smith
- Takeaways from the 2022 National Health Care Governance Survey Podcast with Sue Ellen Wagner
- Helping Boards Help Rural Hospitals Podcast with Barbara Sowada
- Why Nurses on Your Board Matter Podcast with Ellen Brzytwa
- Why Integrating Behavioral and Primary Care Matters to Trustees Video with Greg Bentz
- Using Investment Governance to Achieve Financial Excellence Webinar with Pam Knecht and Alison Bettonville
- Lighting the Way on Board Integration By Nikhil Baviskar
- Roles and Responsibilities of Trustees of Not-for-Profit Organizations By Lee Scheinbart, M.D. and Bill Potter
- Board Chair and CEO In-Person Intensive: Strengthening Governance and Leadership Partnerships
- Jamie Orlikoff Discusses Quality and Safety AHA Podcasts
- Making Executive Sessions Work By Jamie Orlikoff
- Yes, Diversity Still Matters By Karma Bass
- 2025 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference
- Is Your Board Ready to Lead into the Future? Craig Deao Sponsored by Huron
- Artificial Intelligence and the Trustee By Steve M. Berkowitz, M.D.
- Boards Supporting Women's Health By Priya Bathija
- Community Partnerships for Future Success By Krista D. Stepney & Duane E. Reynolds
- Health Equity as an Imperative By Krista D. Stepney & Duane E. Reynolds Sponsored by Chartis
- Avoiding Groupthink in the Boardroom By Barbara Lorsbach
- Building a Governing Board Strategy on Diversity and Health Equity Case Studies from Trustee Services
- Aligning Strategy and Philanthropy By Betsy Chapin Taylor Sponsored by Accordant
- Subsidiary Boards: e pluribus unum? By Jamie Orlikoff
- Sustainability is a Group Effort By Sue Ellen Wagner
- Addressing Violence in the Hospital Community By Nikhil Baviskar
- What's on the Minds of Board Leaders? By Kara Witalis
- Taking a Wider Lens to Responsible AI in Health Care By Lauren H. Logan Sponsored by Accenture
- Mental Health and Boards: Focusing on People, Patients and Community By Rebecca Chickey
- The “Aha!” Moment to Unlocking Governance Excellence By Todd Linden with Mark Kaufman
- Building a Governing Board Strategy on Diversity and Health Equity
- AHA Leadership Summit 2024
- Why Nurses on Your Board Matter An Advancing Health Podcast
- Getting Nurses on Board(s) By Kimberly Cleveland, Pam Rudisill, Anthony Vander Horst and Laurie Benson
- IFDHE Benchmark Survey
- 2024 Environmental Scan
- Elevating Philanthropy: A Board Primer By Betsy Chapin Taylor Sponsored by Accordant
- The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care By Steven Berkowitz
- Boardroom Brief: How Boards Can Prioritize Health Equity
- 2024 AHA Annual Meeting
- 2024 Accelerating Health Equity Conference
- The Importance of Quality and Patient Safety By Sue Ellen Wagner
- Leadership Matters: A Roadmap Toward Effective Governance of Quality and Safety By Kathryn K. Leonhardt
- Why Nurses on Your Board Matter An Advancing Health Podcast
- The Board’s Role in Quality Oversight and Patient Safety By Sue Ellen Wagner
- 2024 AHA Health Care Workforce Scan
- Takeaways from the 2022 National Health Care Governance Survey By Sue Ellen Wagner
- Wonder, Wander and Round Intentionally By Todd Linden
- Board Compensation: The Emerging New Normal By Jamie Orlikoff
- The Board’s Role in Health Care Experience By Laura Orr and Katie Owens
- AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference 2024
- Why Health Care Organizations Need Third-party Coaching By Sarah Milby Sponsored by Valor
- The Must Do's for Welcoming a New CEO An Advancing Health podcast
- Elevate Your Facilitation Skills By Kimberly McNally
- Quality Oversight, Health Equity and the Community Board's Role By Brad Clarke
- AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference 2024
- The Importance of Indian Health Care Services By Sue Ellen Wagner
- Cybersecurity Awareness is a Board Responsibility By Nikhil Baviskar
- The Time is Right to Invest in Women's Health By Priya Bathija
- What Boards Should Know About Cybersecurity A Trustee Services Resource
- Financial Stability: Moving Past Survival Mode to Sustainable Growth By Yianni Douros Sponsored by Accenture
- A Taxonomy of Health Care Boards By Sue Ellen Wagner
- From Surviving to Thriving By Chris Benson, Denise Lamphier and Todd Linden
- The Ever-Important Role of Hospital Community Boards By Kara Witalis
No edition was published in August 2023.
- You Have the Quality and Safety Report. Now What? By Nikhil Baviskar
- Trustees Play Major Role in Addressing Substance Use Crisis By Richard Bottner, Karla Hardesty, Korrey Klein and Benjamin Anderson
- Strategic Transformation for Health Care Systems Post COVID-19 By James Langabeer
- 3 Factors Driving AI Surge in Health Care The AHA Center for Health Innovation
- Disrupting the Health System from Within By Mitch Morris, Tina Modi and Jonathan Felix Sponsored by BDC Advisors
- Get Active in Preventing Board Chair Burnout By Jamie Orlikoff
- The Important Role of Trustee Advocacy By Kara Witalis and Linda Summers
- 4 Strategies to Drive Health-Equity Success
- 2023 AHA Leadership Summit
- Board Competence Framework: Know Your Strengths By John McFarland & Tammy Jackson
- Sponsored by Odgers Berndtson
- Demystifying and Optimizing the Executive Session By Laura S. Orr
- Health Equity Crosses All Board Responsibilities By Linda Summers
- AHA Governance Report
- 2023 Accelerating Health Equity Conference
- 5 Steps to Move from “Yes Boards” to “Best Boards” By Thomas Zenty III & Danielle Dyer
- Sponsored by Guidehouse
- Value-based Payment to Support Health Equity The AHA's Value Initiative
- Looming Questions from the J.P. Morgan Health Conference The AHA Center for Health Innovation
- 2023 AHA Annual Meeting
- 2023 Accelerating Health Equity Conference
- COG Chair on What Boards Can Expect in 2023 By Sue Ellen Wagner
- High Impact Governance Challenges Conventions By Barbara Lorsbach
- When Hospital/Health System and Foundation Boards Intersect By Erica Osborne and Betsy Chapin Taylor
- 2023 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference
- AHA 2023 Environmental Scan
- Boardroom 101 By The AHA
- Digging into data to address maternal health challenges By Priya Bathija
- How to Navigate Complex, Multitiered Governance By Linda Summers, Erica M. Osborne and Karma H. Bass
- Rural Hospital Closure Report
- 2023 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference
- Simulations Spur Board to Test Workforce Strategies By Mark A. Keroack and Kristin Morales-Lemieux
- The New BoardThink: In Search of Cognitive Diversity By Jena Abernathy
- Data Reveal Characteristics Shared by Successful CEOs By Kenneth R. Cohen
- 2023 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference
- Refocusing Clinical Workforce on Moments that Matter By Kristin Ficery
Sponsored by Accenture - Focus on Consumerism to Drive Health Care Value By Priya Bathija
- Where have all the Doctors Gone? By Chris Smedley, Semyon Shtulberg and Andy Ziskind
- Building the Team Part 3 of AHA's Strengthening the Workforce Compendium
- Refocusing Clinical Workforce on Moments that Matter By Kristin Ficery
- How Boards Can Support Suicide Prevention Initiatives Interview with Hartford HealthCare's Marissa Sicley-Rogers and Jennifer Ferrand
- Health Systems Making Suicide Prevention a Priority Interview with American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Christine Moutier, M.D. and Maggie Mortali
- Boards Must Address Equity Competencies By Maria Hernandez, Dora Barilla and Karma H. Bass
- New AHA Stress Meter
- Financial Turnaround Needs Board Oversight By Jamie Orlikoff
- Evidence-Based Approaches Make Succession Planning More Intentional and Effective By Kenneth R. Cohen
- AHA Shares New Resource and Strategies to Help Hospital and Health System Leaders Address Workforce Challenges
- Real Affordability Solutions from the Front Lines of Caring
- Applying a health equity lens to the CHNA process By Chara Stewart Abrams, Marcos Pesquera, and Will Synder
- In Board Governance, Inclusion Starts with Intention By Kimberly A. Russel
- Ensuring a More Ethical Workplace By Rulon F. Stacey and Aaron Miller
- AHA Cybersecurity Resource for Health Care Governing Boards
- Why Boards Should Focus on Suicide Prevention Interview with Cathy Frank, M.D.
- Understanding the Board of Trustees’ Role By Pamela R. Knecht
- Best Practices for Executive Sessions Without CEOs By Todd C. Linden
- Strategies for Rural Health Leaders' Success
- 2022 AHA Leadership Summit
- Boardroom 101 AHA has created this resource on board orientation to assist hospitals and health systems in welcoming and educating new board members.
- Effective Governance of Health Systems By Jamie Orlikoff
- What Are Hospital and Health System Boards Facing in 2022? An Interview with Bill Menner
- 2022 AHA Accelerating Health Equity Conference
- Opportunity to Purchase: Maternal Health Equity Film “Toxic: A Black Woman’s Story”
- A Governance Model to Get Physicians on Board By Kevin Manemann and Karma H. Bass
- It’s Time to Rethink Your Board’s Physician Strategy By Charles A. Peck, M.D., and Alexander M. Pinto
- 2022 AHA Annual Membership Meeting
- AHA and CDC Discuss Vaccinating Pregnant People Against COVID-19
- 2022 AHA Accelerating Health Equity Conference
- Executive Summary: Regional Networks — Improving Access to Behavioral Health Services
- Leadership Succession as a Strategic Imperative By Laura S. Orr
- Is Your Board of Trustees Micromanaging Your CEO? By Todd C. Linden
- Assessing the Engagement and Effectiveness of Boards By Barbara H. Lorsbach
- AHA Community Investment for Health: An Overview for Trustees
- AHA Biennial Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Benchmark Survey
- SHSMD Future Scan 2022-2027: Health Care Trends and Implications
- 10 Questions Boards Can Answer to Advance Health Equity By Somava Saha, M.D., Dora Barilla and Karma H. Bass
- Pursuing Board Chair Excellence By Pamela R. Knecht
- AHA Cybersecurity Resource for Health Care Governing Boards
- 2022 Environmental Scan
- AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference
- Crisis Standards of Care and the Pandemic By Ann Scott Blouin
- The Board’s Role in Digital Transformation By Jena Abernathy and Doug Greenberg
- Community Investment for Health
- Spotlighting Rural Health Care
- Save the Date: Accelerating Health Equity Conference
- Building an Effective CEO-Board Partnership By Jamie Orlikoff
- Post-COVID-19 Future of U.S. Health Care By Brian Fuller and Jordan Shields
- Fiduciary Responsibilities of Hospital Trustees By Glenn Jensen and Kathleen Cahill Slaught
- Report on Health Care Workforce Talent Scan
- Save the Date: AHA 2022 Rural Health Care Leadership Conference
- 11 Principles for Health System Governance By Roxanna Gapstur
- How You Can Advance Your Board Diversity Strategies By Sue Ellen Wagner
- Health Care Governance in Changing Times By Kimberly A. Russel
- AONL Nurse Leader Survey
- Walmart Leader Shares His Vision of Health Care in 2040
- When a Board Member Crosses the Line: Removing a Trustee Midterm By Jamie Orlikoff
- Board Diversity Survey to Advance Health Equity By Maria Hernandez and Karma H. Bass
- How Children’s Minnesota Makes DEI Efforts a Priority By Laura S. Orr and Marc Gorelick
- Accelerating Nursing, Transforming Healthcare Report
- AHA’s Behavioral Health Resource Library
- Diverse Board Members Offer Their Perspectives By Erica M. Osborne and Jim Gauss
- AHA’s Trustee Match Program
- Community Partnership: Strategies to Accelerate Health Equity
- Local Businesses’ Role in Increasing Equitable Health Outcomes
- Save-the-Date: Accelerating Health Equity Conference
- Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Resource Library
- Creating a More Inclusive and Diverse Board By Teri Fontenot and Sue Ellen Wagner
- Increasing a Board's Strategic Competency By Rachelle Schultz and Pamela R. Knecht
- Don't Forget the Big Strategic Picture By Sue Tetzlaff and Jane McLeod
- Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
- 5 Ways Administrative and Clinical Leaders Can Convene Value By Priya Bathija and Elisa Arespacochaga
- Community Benefits from Behavioral Health Strategy By Sue Ellen Wagner
- Board Diversity Lessons Learned By Erica M. Osborne and Jim Gauss
- What Makes Your Organization Special? By Justin Wartell
- Health Equity Resource Series: Diversity and Inclusion in Leadership and Governance
- National Urban League Virtual Conference Focuses on Post-Pandemic Health Issues
- AHA Leadership Summit – A Virtual Event
- 7 Tips for Successful Online Board Meetings By Alyce Lee Stansbury
- Assessing Overall Board Effectiveness: Key Elements for Success to Consider By Laura S. Orr
- AHA Leadership Summit – A Virtual Event
- Health Equity Resource Series: Training and the Culture of Learning
- Reducing Stigma: 'People Matter, Words Matter' Posters from AHA
- Nursing Leadership COVID-19 Study
- Board Leadership in Challenging Times by Sue Ellen Wagner
- “The Thing About Diversity Is …” By Karma H. Bass and Erica M. Osborne
- AHA Toolkit on Advancing Health Equity Strategies and Tactics
- COVID-19 in 2021: The Potential Effect on Hospital Revenues
- A Breakout Opportunity for Behavioral Health
- Data-Driven Initiative Drives Down Disparities in Rural Health Care
- Advancing Rural Telehealth and Addressing Its Challenges by Brian Doerr
- The Key Role of Trustees in Nurse Retention by Kristin Baird
- Enterprise Risk Management for Health Care Boards: Leveraging the Value
- Societal Factors that Influence Health: A Framework for Hospitals
- AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Virtual Conference & Engagement Experience
- Top 10 Emerging Trends in Health Care for 2021: The New Normal by Geoffrey Martin
- Board Support Essential to Behavioral Health Access by Sue Ellen Wagner
- 5 Steps to Achieving Diversity on Your Board by Karma H. Bass and Erica M. Osborne
- The Pathway Back to the Board Room by Kimberly A. Russel
- AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Virtual Conference & Engagement Experience
- AHA Transformation Talks: Strategies for Reimagining Health Care
- How to Help Clinicians Stay Resilient During COVID-19
- Responding to a Community Mental Health Crisis by Jeffrey A. Wothers
- Incorporating Cyberrisk Management into Enterprise Risk Management by John Riggi
- Protecting Individuals Experiencing Homelessness During COVID-19
- Forecasting Shifts in Strategic Priorities Amid COVID-19
- COVID-19 Vaccine: Resources and Information
- On-Demand Podcast: Proactive Board Renewal
- Addressing Health Equity in the Hospital Board Room by Priya Bathija
- The Board’s Role in Advancing Healthier, More Equitable Communities by Anne Rooney and Barbara Lorsbach
- The Socially Distant Board Room: Maximizing Virtual Governance by Laura Orr
- Tackling Health Equity: A Two-Part Podcast for Trustees
- Building Hospital-Community Partnerships by Erica M. Osborne and Cindy Fineran
- Building Hospital-Community Partnerships by Erica M. Osborne and Cindy Fineran
- CEO Selection in a COVID-19 World by Kim Russel
- Perspective: Wearing a Mask Is Not a Political Statement … It Saves Lives by Rick Pollack
- Americans View Hospitals Favorably and Support Additional Financial Aid
- Revisiting Strategy Due to COVID-19 by Pamela R. Knecht
- Getting to the New Normal in Health Care by Erica M. Osborne and Kara Witalis
- Revisiting Strategy Due to COVID-19 by Pamela R. Knecht
- Stakeholders Target Health Disparities During a Pandemic
- Leading a Coordinated Community Response During COVID-19 by Warren Forgey, Eric Fish and Rick Smith
- New AHA Report: Financial Losses Deepen for Hospitals and Health Systems
- Updates on COVID-19
- Leading a Coordinated Community Response During COVID-19 by Warren Forgey, Eric Fish and Rick Smith
- COVID-19 and Social Determinants of Health by Nancy A. Myers
- AHA Releases Pathways to Recovery Compendium by Sue Ellen Wagner
- Experts Analyze Health Care’s Near- and Long-Term Operations
- Beyond Bylaws: Four Health Care Governance Lessons from COVID-19 by Laura Orr
- Updates on COVID-19
- Beyond Bylaws: Four Health Care Governance Lessons from COVID-19 by Laura Orr
- Building Your Health Care Board as a Strategic Asset by Kimberly A. Russel
- Creating Age-Friendly Health Systems by Marie Cleary–Fishman, Jay Bhatt and Jonathan R. McKinney
- Mental Health Awareness Month Is Here
- Updates on COVID-19
- Systemization of Health Care Philanthropy 2.0 by Betsy Chapin Taylor
- Burnout in Health Care by Melinda L. Estes and Thomas W. Wagstaff
- Using Technology to Enhance Board Education by Pamela R. Knecht
- 2020 Actions for the Board Compensation Committee by Timothy Cotter and Kathryn Hastings
- Is Trustee Emeritus Status Outdated? by Pamela R. Knecht
- Top 10 Trends to Watch (and Act Upon) in 2020 by Laura P. Jacobs
- Exploring a Variety of Ways to Transform System Governanceby Erica M. Osborne, Kara L. Witalis and Karma H. Bass
- Top 10 Trends to Watch (and Act Upon) in 2020 by Laura P. Jacobs
- Exploring a Variety of Ways to Transform System Governance by Erica M. Osborne, Kara L. Witalis and Karma H. Bass
- Enhancing Governance to Foster Innovation by Cathy K. Eddy
- Deliberate Decision-making and the Effective Board by JoAnn McNutt
- Catching up to Consumer Expectations for Access by Kaufman Hall & Associates, LLC
- Using Board Time Wisely by Jamie Orlikoff
- Addressing the Social Determinants of Health by Lola Butcher
- Refining the Physician's Role as Care Team Leader by Maggie Van Dyke
- How to Make the Most of Your Board's Time by Steve Gordon, M.D.
- Addressing the Social Determinants of Health by Lola Butcher
- Aligning Care Delivery to Emerging Payment Models by AHA Center for Health Innovation
- New Approaches to Effective Board Decision Making by Jamie Orlikoff
- AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference
- Helping Boards Have Productive Conversations about Quality of Care by Gary R. Yates, M.D.
- Stewards of the Patient Experience: Trustees' Key Role by Kristin Baird
- Helping Boards Have Productive Conversations about Quality of Care by Gary R. Yates, M.D.
- Stewards of the Patient Experience: Trustees’ Key Role by Kristin Baird
- Is It Time to Refresh Your Bylaws? by JoAnn McNutt and Douglas Long
- Credentialing, Privileging and the Engaged by Laurie Larson
- Emerging Committee Effectiveness Practices by Pamela R. Knecht
- Integrating Behavioral and Physical Health through Primary Care by Lola Butcher
- Strengthening Culture through Good Governance Practices by Ray Valek
- Recruiting Millennials to the Hospital Board by Paul H. Keckley
- Six Ways a Trustee Can Help Create an Ideal Culture by Ray Valek
- Streamlining the Credentialing and Privileging Process by Laurie Larson
- Becoming a First-Rate Board by Paul J. Taylor
- AHA Leadership Summit
- Understanding Your Physician Employment Strategy by David W. Miller
- Board Oversight of Culture for High-Performing Hospitals by Mitchell T. Rabkin, M.D., and Susan Y. Friedman
- The Board's Role in Cybersecurity (Part Two) by Rebecca Vesely
- A Foundation for Improving Social Determinants of Health by Laurie Larson
- The Board's Role in Cybersecurity (Part Two) by Rebecca Vesely
- A Foundation for Improving Social Determinants of Health by Laurie Larson
- Key Action Steps for the Compensation Committee by Timothy Cotter and Kathryn Hastings
- On Demand Video Series: The Board's Role in a Changing Health Care Environment
- The Board's Role in Cybersecurity (Part One) by Rebecca Vesely
- Top 10 Trends for 2019 by Laura P. Jacobs
- Coaching: A Critical Tool for Board Chair Development by Pamela R. Knecht, Kimberly McNally and Mary Totten
- On Demand Video Series: The Board's Role in a Changing Health Care Environment
- Getting Strategic about Shared Decision Making by Maggie Van Dyke
- Engaging Boards in Disruptive Innovation by Jean Ahn and Mark A. Keroack
- Accelerating Progress through Leadership Integration by Patrick T. Ryan and James Merlino
- Who Are Your Next Generation Leaders? by Bill Westwood
- Empowering a Healthy Culture by Ann Scott Blouin
- Accelerating Progress through Leadership Integration by Patrick T. Ryan and James Merlino
- Engaging Boards in Disruptive Innovation by Jean Ahn and Mark A. Keroack
- Understanding the True Cost of Clinical Technology by Anthony Montagnolo
- A New Model for Health Care Governance by Jamie Orlikoff
- Applying Lean Principles to Board Work by Mary Totten
- Understanding Affordability and Value in Health Care by Priya Bathija
- Preserving the Distinction Between Management and Governance by Stephen L. Mansfield
- Understanding Affordability and Value in Health Care by Priya Bathija
- Building an Age-friendly Health Care System by Lola Butcher
- Preserving the Distinction Between Management and Governance by Stephen L. Mansfield
- New approaches to Effective Board Decision Making by Jamie Orlikoff
- On-Demand Webinar: CEO Succession Planning: Your Must Do’s by Bill Westwood
- Health Care Governance on the Eve of Business Disruption by Michael W. Peregrine and Kenneth Kaufman
- Surviving Disruption in Health Care by Kenneth Kaufman
- Time for a New Model of Governance by Jamie Orlikoff
- Addressing Social Determinants of Health (PowerPoint with speakers notes)
- Surviving Disruption in Health Care by Kenneth Kaufman
- Artificial Intelligence: The Next Revolution in Information Technology by John Glaser
- Time for a New Model of Governance by Jamie Orlikoff
- Governance Leadership of Quality: Creating Tension for Change by Jim Conway
- Supporting High-Performing Boards: Dedicated Governance Leadership by Luanne Stout