Governance Effectiveness

This guide supports hospital leaders seeking to make their organization more environmentally sustainable through actionable strategies and resources.
Dive into the goals and objectives discussed by key speakers Chris DeRienzo, M.D., Akin Demehin and Marie Cleary-Fishman.
This article from AHA’s Trustee Services speaks to the major trends we expect will affect hospital and health system trustees in 2024 and beyond.
Joanne Conroy, M.D., is CEO and president of Dartmouth Health, which is the only academic health system in New Hampshire and serves rural and urban residents in both New Hampshire and Vermont.
As the role of the board in quality and performance improvement comes into focus, additional support and education in QAPI will ensure that all patients receive safe, high-quality care.
Strong leadership is essential for informing and supporting professional shared governance. Effective leaders use the structures of professional governance to build a culture of excellence, where interprofessional teams can exercise accountability for service delivery that advances patient outcomes.
On today’s episode, I talk with Greg Bentz, board chair of Saint Luke’s Health System, based in Kansas City, Mo., and chair of the AHA Committee on Governance. We discuss the important role and dynamic work of boards of trustees as hospitals and health systems navigate tremendous challenges after…
The many pressures squeezing health care providers have all served to make the role of hospital trustees, or governing board members, more important than ever.