Trustee Insights Archive Editions

• 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

• Boardroom Brief: How Boards Can Support Workforce Mental Health
• New Positions Focus on Care and Management By Joel F. Emrich
• Participation is Not Optional By Kimberly A. Russel
• AHA Costs of Caring Report
• 2023 AHA Leadership Summit in Seattle

• 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

• 2022 National Health Care Governance Survey Report
• Trustees Focus on Quality to Improve Health Care By Michael Jellinek & Thomas Glynn
• AHA Health Care Workforce Scan
• Suicide Prevention: Evidence-Informed Interventions for the Health Care Workforce
• AHA Annual Meeting

• 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

• 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

• Improving the Patient and Family Experience
• Overseeing Health Equity in the Age of Emerging Risk
• How Boards Can Encourage Philanthropy to Benefit Hospitals and Communities
• AHA Launches Health Equity Roadmap
• 2022 AHA Leadership Summit
• Crucial Conversations on Health Equity: Is Your Board Ready?

• 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

• Commonsense Tools for Board-CEO Relationships by Todd C. Linden
• Keeping Value Front and Center in Health Care by Priya Bathija
• Educating the Health Care Board for the Future
• Accelerating Health Equity Conference
• 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

• Strengthening Governance Through Self-Assessments by Barbara Lorsbach
• Recruiting for a Diverse Health Care Board by Karma H. Bass
• 2020 Environmental Scan
• 3 Digital Strategic Priorities for the Next Normal
• Will You Be Ready for the Post-COVID-19 Financial World?

• Responding to a Community Mental Health Crisis by Jeffrey A. Wothers
• Exploring Ways to Reinvent Generational Recruitment by Elizabeth Maze Clarey
• Team-Based Care Creates Value
• 4 Lessons for Navigating a New Reality in Health Care
• Proportion of COVID-19 Cases among U.S. Men Outpacing Those in Women

• 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

• AHA Video Pays Tribute to Health Care Heroes
• AHA and Partners Launch 'Protect the Heroes' Campaign
• Making Community Health Improvement the Heart and Soul of Governance by Carolyn F. Scanlan
• Pursuing Philanthropy During COVID-19 by Betsy Chapin Taylor
• 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

• Reimagining Multitiered Governance in Health Care by Karma Bass
• Emerging Committee Effectiveness Practices by Pamela R. Knecht
• Integrating Behavioral and Physical Health through Primary Care by Lola Butcher
• AHA 2019 National Health Care Governance Survey Report

• 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

• AHA 2019 National Health Care Governance Survey Report
• Serving Older Emergency Patients with Extra TLC by Lola Butcher
• Streamlining the Credentialing and Privileging Process by Laurie Larson
• Six Ways a Trustee Can Help Create an Ideal Culture by Ray Valek

• 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

• A Trustee’s Guide to Population Health: Building New Foundations Linking Care with Community
• Top 10 Trends for 2019 by Laura Jacobs
• The Board’s Role in Cybersecurity (Part One) by Rebecca Vesely
• 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