Ten Tips to Streamline Information Flow to the Board Increasingly, we are asked to help boards maximize the use of board members’ time in effectively stewarding the organization by running more efficient and effective board meetings. The current state of healthcare...
Worksheet: Keeping Boards Engaged Between Meetings Some boards have transitioned to quarterly meetings, although this still is not the most common approach. According to The Governance Institute’s 2015 biennial survey, 21st Century Care Delivery: Governing in the New...
Worksheet: Committee Meetings As boards move to meeting only four or six times per year, a robust committee structure becomes even more essential. However, an unintended consequence of having strong, robust committees is that they can become so focused on their...
Driving Value through Strategic Alliances Physician offices, hospitals, and health systems have long been synonymous with “healthcare,” under a system in which payers essentially exchanged payment for services rendered. Driven by our nation’s largest payer, Medicare,...
Streamlining and Aligning System Governance Significant opportunity remains for system boards to enhance governance effectiveness. Health systems are transforming themselves at lightning speed to achieve the Triple Aim, deliver on their brand promise and manage...
Leveraging Board Effectiveness: Increasing Committee Communication Communication among the various board committees at a hospital or health system can be tricky. Too often, committees find themselves working in their own silos rather than coordinating together for the...
