Trustee Magazine Articles
Board Succession Planning
Leadership Succession as a Strategic Imperative
4 keys to ensure a smooth transition to a new board chair
By Laura S. Orr
Board leadership succession planning is a critical aspect of effective governance.
Board Assessment
Assessing the Engagement and Effectiveness of Boards
How to foster healthy dialogue and reflection
By Barbara H. Lorsbach
Engagement is an indispensable factor that gives a high-performing hospital or health system board its strength and vitality.
Baystate Health CEO Mark Keroack discusses how health care boards can play an essential role in diversity strategies.
Health systems are developing ways to identify and address patients’ unique social needs that influence their health and outcomes of care
AHA launched Hospitals Against Violence, a board-initiated program that speaks to the mission-driven imperative of its members and the association: to address violence in our workplaces and communities so that a society of healthy communities, where all individuals reach their highest potential for…
Payers in population health contracts are using claims data to identify the physician responsible for a patient’s health and spending. It’s an inexact science that can aggravate providers before empowering them.
Newly minted physicians are in great demand, according to a survey by Merritt Hawkins.
After years of preparation, nine rural hospitals and physician groups form an accountable care organization to focus on prevention.