Board Work: Governing Health Care Organizations

Welcome to the Board Why Governance? Governance for Whom?Governance Checkup Benchmark Governance Practices.

The New Game of Governance Two Faces of Change The Revolution inHealth Care Governance Checkup Benchmark GovernancePractices.

Governance Performance and Contributions.

Governance Responsibilities Ends Management Performance Quality ofCare Finances Self Benchmark Governance Practices.

Governance Functioning Policy Formulation Decision Making OversightBenchmark Governance Practices Essence of the Verb "toGovern".

Governance Structure Issues in System Governance Structure BoardSize Committee Structure Principles of Effective StructureGovernance Checkup Benchmark Governance Practices.

Governance Composition Casting Basics Composition Models TermLimits Removing a Board Member Ex Officio Members CommunityRepresentation Governance Checkup Benchmark GovernancePractices.

Governance Infrastructure The Effective Governance Pyramid AnnualBoard Goals and Objectives Annual Board Work Plans Board AgAndaControl Board Information Control Evaluation Vision RelatedGovernance Issues Governance Checkup Benchmark GovernancePractices.

Board Membership Checkup Thirty-Eight (Really) Great Ideas forBecoming a Better Board Person.

Transforming Governance How Does Your Board Rate? The GovernancePerformance Map The Transformation Process The Last Word.

Appendix A: A Profile of Health System and HospitalGovernance.

Appendix B: Illustrative Board Policies.

Appendix C: Illustrative Committee Charters.

Appendix D: Governance Resources.

References and Bibliography.

Index.