To Be or Not to Be: The Future of Subsidiary Hospital Boards “I know our system needs to be agile. But sometimes I feel that our governance model slows us down; it is cumbersome, often requiring us to make the same presentation to a seemingly endless number of...
The Board’s Role in Transformation Adopting the “tight-loose-tight” approach will help clarify the role of governance. The Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. venture. Mergers. Population health. Retail medicine. Consumerism. Silicon Valley disruptors....
Worksheet: Committee Reporting Structure One major issue for systems to work out is communication and alignment between local board committees and the system board and committees. Below are some tips to ensure that the system and local board committees work together...
Navigating Strategic Uncertainties: The Board’s Role “If you live in Florida or Louisiana, you shouldn’t spend a lot of time thinking about how likely it is that you’ll be hit by a hurricane. Rather, you should think about what would happen to your organization if it...
Aligning the Work of Your Board’s Committees with Systemwide Efforts Many subsidiary hospital boards establish and maintain committees to help the local board fulfill its duties and responsibilities. Most often, these include quality committees, governance and...
CEO Evaluations During Industry Disruption Industry changes require updates to CEO evaluation processes. The pace of healthcare disruption often seems to exceed our ability to remain current in our governance processes. A case in point is in CEO performance...
