The Trustee Handbook for Health Care Governance

The second edition of The Trustee Handbook for Health Care Governance offers health care board members, executives, and leaders a comprehensive resource for effective board governance. Written by two experts in the field of health care leadership, this practical manual is filled with the information and resources needed to help health care board members successfully lead their organizations. The book includes A review of the skills, talents, and experience needed to serve on a governing board Assessments for determining if members understand their roles and responsibilities as board members A systems approach for assessing the health status of the community and making a commitment for its improvement Strategies for creating measurable quality improvement within organizations A process of self–evaluation for board and individual board members A model for the pursuit of excellence for the entire organization Methods for evaluating the organization′s mission statement Suggestions for improving key relationships with CEOs, physicians, and physician groups.

Spis treści:
Foreword by Connie R. Curran.
Preface.
About the Authors.
PART ONE: BOARDROOM BASICS.
1 Board Composition and Trustee Selection.
2 Board Job Descriptions.
3 Orientation: Basic Building Blocks of an Effective Board.
PART TWO: BOARD ACCOUNTABILITY.
4 Assessing and Improving Your Community′s Health.
5 Board Oversight of Quality.
6 Self–Evaluation: The Mark of Good Governance.
PART THREE: STRATEGIC PLANNING AND INFORMATION.
7 Developing a Community–Focused Mission.
8 Strategic Planning by the Board.
9 Information and the Effective Board.
PART FOUR: BOARD RELATIONS.
10 CEO Evaluation and Compensation.
11 New Relationships with Physicians: An Overview for Trustees.
12 The Board–Physician Relationship: Enhancing Leadership Potential.
PART FIV E: GOVERNANCE IN THE INTERNET AGE.
13 Stewardship in the New Age.
14 The Role of the Board in the New Health Economy.
15 Information, E–health, and the Board.
PART SIX: THE TRUSTEE AS LEADER.
16 Principle–Based Governance: An Approach to Integrated Leadership.
17 The Role of the Board Chair.
18 The Board Leader′s Role in Building and Maintaining Trust.
PART SEVEN: GOVERNANCE IN TRANSFORMATION.
19 Systems Thinking in Governance.
20 Redesigning Governance for Success.
21 Governing a Conversion Foundation: A Practical Guide for Trustees.
Part Eight: Growing the Best Board.
22 Developing the Individual Trustee.
23 Building Effective Board Committees.
24 Community Representation and the Effective Board.
References.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
James E. Orlikoff is president of Orlikoff and Associates a Chicago–based consulting firm specializing in health care leadership, quality, and risk management. He is executive director of the American Governance and Leadership Group.
Mary K. Totten is president of Totten & Associates, an Oak Park, Illinois–based consulting firm specializing in health care leadership, education, and development.
Orlikoff and Totten have written five books that have been published by the American Hospital Association.

Okładka tylna:
The second edition of The Trustee Handbook for Health Care Governance offers health care board members, executives, and leaders a comprehensive resource for effective board governance. Written by two experts in the field of health care leadership, this practical manual is filled with the information and resources needed to help health care board members successfully lead their organizations. The book includes A review of the skills, talents, and experience needed to serve on a governing board Assessments for determining if members understand their roles and responsibilitie s as board members A systems approach for assessing the health status of the community and making a commitment for its improvement Strategies for creating measurable quality improvement within organizations A process of self–evaluation for board and individual board members A model for the pursuit of excellence for the entire organization Methods for evaluating the organization′s mission statement Suggestions for improving key relationships with CEOs, physicians, and physician groups.