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Crisis Standards of Care and the Pandemic
Hospitals across the United States have been inundated with an alarming number of very ill, complex care patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Caring for patients with non-coronavirus health care needs, such as cardiac and neurologic emergencies, while managing surges in COVID-19 cases, has presented a serious problem for hospitals. What should senior leaders do when there is no more space, no more staff, no more equipment and nowhere to transfer these critically ill patients?
The Boards Role in Digital Transformation
Facilitating digital transformation demands that boards appreciate its urgency, move past the hype and fulfill strategy at their hospital and health system via digital transformation-related needs assessment, plan execution and evaluation of results and outcomes.
Don’t Forget the Big Strategic Picture
Focused, strategic discussions in the boardroom can support organizational excellence.
11 Principles for Health System Governance
A WellSpan Health task force developed meaningful principles that signaled a changed approach to governance at the health system.
Health Care Governance in Changing Times
To navigate the choppy waters ahead, hospital and health system boards need to develop a plan to reengage all trustees and renew CEO and board leadership collaboration.
The Importance of Governing Boards in Developing a Behavioral Health Strategy
Hospital and health system boards can play a significant role in developing and guiding behavioral health strategy and working with community partners to address unmet health needs in the community and expand access to services.
Financial Turnaround Needs Board Oversight
boards must become more involved in the oversight of the financial turnaround of their organizations than they did in past periods of lessor financial challenge. This may involve a board monitoring levels of detail that would have previously been inappropriate. But, when a hospital or system is facing an existential threat, it becomes a governance issue and it is appropriate and necessary for a board to engage more deeply than it did in the past.
Evidence-Based Approaches Make Succession Planning More Intentional and Effective
Proper hiring of people at all levels needs to be done with a focus on succession planning. Hiring should not be done in a vacuum and must weigh the short- and long-term departmental and broader organizational needs. Leaders need to surround themselves with others whose skills complement their own.
System Board Quality Committee Guidelines
Trustee Articles
The Hospital System Board of Trustees Quality Committee shall meet quarterly in order to provide: Visibility and focus for the organization’s commitment to the delivery of high quality medical care; Oversight of quality and performance improvement initiatives across the Hospital System.
Role of the Chief Governance Officer
Trustee Articles
The recent economic crisis, coupled with weekly headlines about one company after another demonstrating poor corporate governance choices, led investors and corporate watchdogs to blame boards of directors for less than-expected company performance. These stakeholders argue that directors were asleep at the wheel and not paying close enough attention to their oversight responsibilities.