Trustee Magazine Articles
Doctor shortages
Where Have All the Doctors Gone?
Health Systems Must Learn to Better Compete for Physician Talent to Confront an Existential Threat
By Chris Smedley, Semyon Shtulberg and Andy Ziskind
The effects of phy
The AHA seeks to support trustees in their efforts to improve the consumer and patient experience.
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
boards must become more involved in the oversight of the financial turnaround of their organizations than they did in past periods of lessor financial challenge. This may involve a board monitoring levels of detail that would have previously been inappropriate. But, when a hospital or system is…
Proper hiring of people at all levels needs to be done with a focus on succession planning. Hiring should not be done in a vacuum and must weigh the short- and long-term departmental and broader organizational needs. Leaders need to surround themselves with others whose skills complement their own…
Ethics
Ensuring a More Ethical Workplace
4 Principles for Governing Boards
Rulon F. Stacey and Aaron Miller
In March 2019, Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 crashed just a few minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa Airport.
The purpose of diverse board composition is to actively bring a broad variety of personal and professional experiences along with divergent viewpoints into the board room dynamic.
Many organizations, including the American Hospital Association, offer resources and publications on corporate governance.
Behavioral Health
Why Boards Should Focus on Suicide Prevention
Addressing challenges and priorities through the trustee role
By Sue Ellen Wagner
I recently spoke with Cathy Frank, M.D., chair of Henry Ford Health’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services, to learn about how…