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Board Composition & Selection
The New BoardThink: In Search of Cognitive Diversity
Accelerating Board Innovation and Performance via Cognitive Diversity
By Jena Abernathy
Boards are becoming more diverse — both in for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.
Baystate Health taps member creativity and competition to explore challenges, solutions
The clinical workforce shortage is one of the most pressing problems in health care. Bold actions now are necessary to mitigate the challenge, and boards have a critical role to play in overseeing change. By giving clinicians the support they need to work with purpose and passion, health systems…
To guide direction of their organizations, here are four principles that boards can follow as they work to ensure a more ethical workforce.
Executive sessions give board members the chance to talk privately to address sensitive and confidential issues, promote robust discussion and build trust.
The AHA’s new resource “Patient and Family Advisory Councils Blueprint” outlines seven steps to successfully launch a meaningful and impactful PFAC.
Hospital and health system trustees who want to ensure the organization achieves its mission can work to put a greater focus on their organization’s philanthropic foundation.
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.
I recently spoke with William (Bill) Menner about some of the challenges that hospital and health system boards are experiencing.