Key Roles and Responsibilities
Defining Leadership Roles
- The Roles of Chair and Chief Executive – March 2011
Source: National Health Service, Wales - Role of the Chairman of the Board – March 2011
Source: www.directorsforum.com - The Roles of Chair and Chief Executive – March 2011
Source: www.bg-group.com - Who Is an Independent Director?
Source: www.greatboards.org - Distinguishing Governance From Management
Source: www.greatboards.org - How is System Governance Different?
Source: Center for Healthcare Governance (www.americangovernance.com) - Board Leadership: Who's in the Driver's Seat?
Source: HTNYS/Peter McGinn - Clarifying Expectations: A First Step in Developing Truly Effective Relationships Between CEOs and Trustees
Source: Center for Healthcare Governance (www.americangovernance.com)
Physician Issues
- The Bundled Payment Battle - October 2011
Source: Trustee Magazine - Keys to Lasting Partnerships - July 2011
Source: Trustee Magazine - Physicians on Hospital Boards: Time for New Approaches - March 2011
Source: www.greatboards.org - Physicians on Hospital Boards: Time for New Approaches - March 2011
Source: www.greatboards.org - Recruit, Reward, Reengineer - February 2011
Source: Trustee Magazine - HANYS' Survey Shows Worsening Physician Shortage - February 2011
Source: www.hanys.org - 7 Ways for a Hospital to Align with Physicians - February 2011
Source: www.beckershospitalreview.com - Physicians on the Board: Conflict Over Conflicts
Source: Governance Institute - Aligning Hospitals and Physicians: Formulating Strategy in a Changing Environment
Source: www.greatboards.org - Hospital-Physicians Relations: Cooperation, Competition, Or Separation?
Source: Health Affairs - Physicians on the Board: Competitive Conflicts of Interest
Source: Trustee Magazine - Physician Trustees: Maximizing Their Contribution to Governance
Source: Trustee Magazine - Physician vs. Organizational Responsibilities
Source: Center for Healthcare Governance (www.americangovernance.com) - Time for a New Model for Hospital Physician Collaboration
Source: www.greatboards.org
Fiduciary Responsibilities
- Defining who is an "Independent Director"
Source: www.greatboards.org
Financial Oversight
- Best Practices for Audit Committees
Source: www.greatboards.org
Selecting, Supporting, and Evaluating the Chief Executive Officer
- Making the Case for Conflict
Source: HTNYS/Peter McGinn - Exercising Your Executive Session Privilege
Source: The American Hospital Association's Center for Healthcare Governance - The Essential Role of Boards in Executive Succession
Source: The American Hospital Association's Center for Healthcare Governance - CEO Goal-Setting and Appraisal Process
Source: www.greatboards.org - Sooner Rather Than Later: The Benefits of Leadership Transition Planning
Source: www.greatboards.org - Best Practices for Board Oversight of Executive Compensation
Source: www.greatboards.org
Strategic Planning
- The Board's Role in Strategy - December 2010
Source: http://www.trusteemag.com/ - Top Ten Health Care Trends - October 2011
Source: Futurist Jack Uldrich - Planning Under Pressure - September 2011
Trustee Magazine - Ready for a Relationship: Trustees Have Hard Work to do Before Seeking a Partner - May 2011
Trustee Magazine - Strategic Planning: Work for the Full Board or a Committee?
Source: www.greatboards.org - The Board's Role in Strategic Planning
Source: Larry Walker - Governing Board's Role in Mergers and Alliances
Source: www.greatboards.org
Community Health
- The Hospital Board's Role in Disaster Readiness - May 2011
Source: The Walker Company - Volunteers: Help in Plain Sight - April 2011
Source: Trustee Magazine - Creating a Culture of Health - February 2011
Source: American Hospital Association - The Community-Centered Board: Building Connections, Strengthening Value
Source: HTNYS/Larry Walker
Quality and Patient Safety
- Are Surgical Robots Worth the Cost? - January 2012
Source: Trustee Magazine - A New Quality Compass: Hospital Boards’ Increased Role Under The Affordable Care Act - July 2011
Source: Health Affairs - Leading a Value-Based Culture - July 2011
Source: Trustee Magazine - Nurses and Allied Professionals: New York's Growing Demand - June 2011
- Striving for Top Box: Hospitals Increasing Quality and Efficiency - June 2011
American Hospital Association - Where Will They Go: Post-acute Care Must be a Priority if Hospitals Want to Cut Readmissions - May 2011
Trustee Magazine - HCAHPS: What it is, What it Means
source: B.E. Smith - The Triple Aim: What Healthcare Reform Means for the Board Quality Committee - March 2011
Source: www.greatboards.org - Seven Questions Every Board Member Should Ask About Patient Safety
source: National Patient Safety Agency, United Kingdom - Ten Ways to Improve the Board's Use of Quality Measures
Source: www.greatboards.org - Applying Sarbanes-Oxley to Healthcare Quality
Source: www.greatboards.org - Effective Governance for Quality and Patient Safety: A Toolkit for Healthcare Board Members and Senior Leaders
Source: Canadian Patient Safety Institute - Health Care Leader Action Guide to Reduce Avoidable Readmissions
Source: American Hospital Association - Boards, Dashboards, and Data
Source: Institute for Healthcare Improvement - Boards on Board How-to Guide
Source: Institute for Healthcare Improvement - 7 Things Your Board Can Do to Improve Quality and Patient Safety
Source: www.greatboards.org - Corporate Responsibility and Health Care Quality: A Resource for Health Care Boards of Directors
Source: United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General - The Board Quality Committee Goes to Work
Source: www.greatboards.org
Advocacy
- American Hospital Association Legislative Manual
Source: American Hospital Association - Health Care Trustees: Essential Partners in Advocacy
Source: HTNYS - Trustee Involvement Opportunities
Source: American Hospital Association
Board Self-Evaluation
- Evaluating Individual Trustees' Performance
Source: www.greatboards.org