"This will be a high visibility test of hospitals' commitment to transparency and their ability to demonstrate the vital role each hospital plays in its community."
Richard J. Umbdenstock, President, American Hospital Association, quoted in the Summer 2009 issue of Great Boards
Great Boards Newsletter
- New! Summer issue of Great Boards: New IRS Form 990 -- a compliance matter or a community relations opportunity?
- Spring 2009 Great Boards Newsletter: Interview with Rulon Stacey, CEO of Poudre Valley Health System, winner of the Malcolm Baldrige National Award; The Right Ways to Employ Physicians
- Winter 2008 Great Boards newsletter: Aligning hospitals and physicians; innovative ways to orient new directors
- Fall 2008 Great Boards newsletter: Integrating strategic and financial planning; distinguishing governance and management
- Back issues and reprints from the Great Boards newsletter
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Effective Governance Practices
- New! "Drill Baby, Drill" Is Not Appropriate Boardroom Practice (courtesy of The Governance Institute)
- Evaluating and Improving Board Committees, including sample assessment questions for nine common committees
- New! Public transparency: should you be reactive or proactive? (courtesy of The Governance Institute)
- New! The System-Subsidiary Relationship in Hospital Governance (courtesy of The Governance Institute)
- New! Successful Board Retreats (courtesy of The Governance Institute)
- Distinguishing governance and management
- Institutional Integrity
- Effective agendas and meetings
- Evaluating individual trustees
Current Topics
What's New
- Timely governance news and comments on the Great Boards blog: http://greatboardsblog.wordpress.com/.
- Case Studies on how to align with physicians: Aurora Health Care, Guthrie Health, Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, St. John's Health System, and Summa Health System
- Governance Manual, from Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System
- Presentation and retreat topics for 2009
Quality and Patient Safety
- New! How PVHS Won the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Healthcare: Link to resources
- Differentiating board and committee work on quality
- Engaging your board
- 7 things boards do to improve quality
- Sample charter for a Quality Committee