Trustee Magazine Articles
Quality and Patient SafetyThe Importance of Quality and Patient Safety2024 COG Chair Vincent Williams shares specific ways for trustees to focus on qualityBy Sue Ellen WagnerInterviewAs we begin a new year, Sue Ellen Wagner, vice president, trustee engagement and s
Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Quality Oversight, Health Equity and the Community Board’s Role
Four core areas can be leveraged to institute meaningful change
By Brad Clarke
The imperative for health care providers to strive for health equity for their…
Board Responsibilities
Elevate Your Facilitation Skills
Guidance for board and committee chairs
By Kimberly McNally
Have you ever asked yourself any of these questions before or during chairing a board or committee meeting?
Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The Time is Right to Invest in Women’s Health
How Trustees can take focused action on improving the quality of women’s health care
By Priya Bathija
The World Economic Forum identified the investment in improving women’s health as vital to creating a “…
Community governance is more critical today than ever before considering recent, often fast-moving trends and changes in the U.S. health care market. Nonprofit hospitals and health systems that double down on strong community governance not only have increased likelihood of staying true to their…
The board’s obligation is to consider all options to achieve its mission, including gleaning lessons from the movie “Grease!”
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
Quality Oversight
Trustees Play Major Role in Addressing Substance Use Crisis
Board oversight of quality improvement and patient safety has been shown to correlate with improved patient outcomes
By Richard Bottner, Karla Hardesty, Korrey Klei