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Board Oversight of Culture for High-Performing Hospitals

An external review of workplace operations produces a Leadership Letter with observations and recommendations for continuous improvement, followed by open discussion among the board, CEO and top management.
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Improved Joint Venture Performance Through Enhanced Governance

By Mary K. Totten and Pamela R. Knecht
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Effective Governance of Health Systems

Governing a health system is different than governing a stand-alone hospital. All health system boards oversee and attempt to integrate different businesses regardless of the type of system they govern.
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Transformation and the Governance Agenda: Keeping Your Board on Track

Now that the Affordable Care Act has been upheld, it appears that the American health care delivery system is about to embark on unprecedented change. This transition encompasses a staggering number of issues: integration and physician alignment; significant reduction in Medicare reimbursement; heightened emphasis on quality and safety; the need to evaluate and pursue partnership options, such as mergers and affiliations with health care providers along the continuum of care; defining and delivering accountable care; and ultimately the complete transformation of an acute care based system to systems of care that promote and encourage population health.
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Governing to Achieve the Triple Aim: Broadening the Board's Perspective

The Triple Aim of improving the experience of care, improving the health of populationsand reducing per capita costs of health care is a nationally recognized goal that provides context for much of the work now underway to redesign existing systems for care, payment and collaboration to achieve better health outcomes for all Americans.
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Exploring a Variety of Ways to Transform System Governance

Governance restructuring efforts of eight health systems provide lessons on redefining what it means to be a community board.