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The Role of the Board in Creating Value Chart

Dashboards/Scorecards
Value creation occurs at many levels in organizations. This chart, used by St. Charles Health System based in Bend, Ore., describes the unique role of governance as well the roles of leadership, management and front-line workers in applying Lean principles to support sustained organizational improvement.

Telehealth Board Discussion Questions

Discussion Questions & Templates
Hospital and health system boards and leadership can advance their understanding of telehealth and how it fits into organizational priorities by considering the following questions.

A Comparison of External Quality and Safety Scorecards

Dashboards/Scorecards
A Comparison of External Quality and Safety Scorecards

Board Quality and Safety Committee Orientation: Sample Agenda

Samples Agendas
How well boards govern is influenced by a number of factors, among them, the knowledge and skills board members bring to their work.

Governance Quality Engagement Diagnostic

Checklists
This diagnostic is designed to help boards and organization leaders identify challenges that may be impeding efforts to improve quality. Developed by Jim Conway, this resource draws on 20 years of personal governance experience as well as learning from the literature and the shared experience of trustees, executives, patients, family members, staff, teachers, and students.

Policy on Board Composition and Recruitment

Board Policies
Governance responsibilities today are so significant that board members must bring more than commitment to the mission and interest in serving. As William Bowen writes, every trustee should bring a “specific competence or experience needed on the board.” This sample provides a board policy statement on competency-based recruitment, election and re-election of board members. Use it to customize a process for your board.

Sample Application for Membership

Position Descriptions
The following is intended to be an example that boards should adapt to meet their individual needs.

Board Evaluation Process Overview

Evaluations and Assessments
The attached resource is intended to be an example that boards should adapt to meet their individual needs.

Seven Steps to Designing an Effective Education Process

Checklists
A successful governance education process requires commitment, collaboration and consensus. Below is an outline of how a board of trustees may design a process that will ensure optimum development of leadership knowledge and effectiveness...

Seven Steps to Designing an Effective Governance Education Process Tool

Checklists
A successful governance education process requires commitment, collaboration and consensus. This resource serves as an outline of how a board of trustees may design a process that will ensure optimum development of leadership knowledge and effectiveness.