The Spring 2005 issue of Great Boards is available for reading or downloading at www.GreatBoards.org. The issue focuses on two timely subjects:
New ways to engage the board in strategic planning. Great Boards’ editor Sharon O’Malley set out to learn how boards are becoming more engaged in strategic planning. Her report profiles innovative approaches at five health systems that are trying to fully tap the strategic thinking talents of directors and other organizational leaders. Consultants Barry Bader of Bader & Associates and Ed Kazemek of ACCORD Limited add their thoughts on ways to energize the strategic planning process.
Challenges to tax exempt status. Taking your hospital’s tax exempt status for granted could be a risky strategy. From local governments to IRS, the pressure on hospitals is growing to demonstrate that their community benefit services exceed the value of their tax exemptions, and further, that they are exercising responsible financial stewardship over charitable assets. Barry Bader interviews the leaders of a health system that lost its property tax exemption, and he identifies 10 strategies for keeping your hospital out of a similar fix.
Coming soon in the next issue of Great Boards: Stories on the Save 100,000 Lives campaign, the right way to document meetings in board minutes, and an interview with Richard Chait, co-author of the provocative new book, Governance as Leadership.
Barry Bader has updated his presentation topics for 2005, including a new presentation on The Board of the Future and an updated presentation on the board’s responsibilities for quality and patient safety. Download a copy at http://www.greatboards.org/services/
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