The Trustee Handbook for Health Care Governance

by Orlikoff, James E.; Totten, Mary K.

• ISBN13: 9780787958855
• ISBN10: 0787958859
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-20
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

The Trustee Handbook for Health Care Governance, Second Edition, is a completely revised and updated second edition of the classic resource that was created for health care executives and board members who must lead their organizations through the maze of complex and ongoing change. Written by James E. Orlikoff and Mary K. Totten--two experts in the field of health care leadership this hands--on guide shows health care leaders how to strengthen their foundations of governance. Step by step they reveal how boards can focus on the most important issues, gain access to vital information and practical tools, and create effective alliances with other leadership programs.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Connie R. Curran
Preface	xiii
About the Authors	xix
Part One: Boardroom Basics
Board Composition and Trustee Selection	3	(12)
Board Job Descriptions	15	(13)
Orientation: Basic Building Blocks of an Effective Board	28	(13)
Part Two: Board Accountability
Assessing and Improving Your Community's Health	41	(12)
Board Oversight of Quality	53	(11)
Self-Evaluation: The Mark of Good Governance	64	(13)
Part Three: Strategic Planning and Information
Developing a Community-Focused Mission	77	(12)
Strategic Planning by the Board	89	(12)
Information and the Effective Board	101	(14)
Part Four: Board Relations
CEO Evaluation and Compensation	115	(12)
New Relationships with Physicians: An Overview for Trustees	127	(10)
The Board-Physician Relationship: Enhancing Leadership Potential	137	(14)
Part Five: Governance in the Internet Age
Stewardship in the New Age	151	(12)
The Role of the Board in the New Health Economy	163	(12)
Information, E-health, and the Board	175	(12)
Part Six: The Trustee as Leader
Principle-Based Governance: An Approach to Integrated Leadership	187	(12)
The Role of the Board Chair	199	(12)
The Board Leader's Role in Building and Maintaining Trust	211	(14)
Part Seven: Governance in Transformation
Systems Thinking in Governance	225	(11)
Redesigning Governance for Success	236	(12)
Governing a Conversion Foundation: A Practical Guide for Trustees	248	(13)
Part Eight: Growing the Best Board
Developing the Individual Trustee	261	(12)
Building Effective Board Committees	273	(12)
Community Representation and the Effective Board	285	(12)
References	297	(2)
Index	299