Board Operations

Board assessments and engagement

• Assessing the Engagement and Effectiveness of Boards – AHA Trustee Services
• 7 Ways to Destroy Board Engagement – Board Effect
• The Right Stuff, The Right Way: 10 Ways to Improve Board Meetings – AHA Trustee Services
• Sample Board Self-Assessment Report – governWell
• Ensuring Success in a Transforming Healthcare Environment: Governance Practices and Performance Assessment – The Walker Company
• Governance Self-Assessment – The Walker Company
• Governance Assessment and Analysis – The Walker Company
• Governance Practices and Performance Assessment – The Walker Company
• Building an Expert Board: Governance Practices and Performance Assessment for Success in the Health Care Transformation – The Walker Company
• Performance Priorities – The Walker Company
• Doing Board Self-Assessments that Actually Matter – AHA
• Best Board Practices Checklist: Board Self-Evaluation Process – AHA
• Individual Trustee Assessment – AHA

Board best practices and trends

• 2022 National Health Care Governance Survey Report – AHA Trustee Services (complimentary to AHA members)
• Becoming a First-Rated Board – AHA Trustee Services

Board development

• Coaching: A Critical Tool for Board Chair Development – AHA Trustee Services
• Leadership Succession as a Strategic Imperative: 4 keys to ensure a smooth transition to a new board chair – AHA Trustee Services

Board diversity, composition, recruitment and succession planning

• Board Competence Framework: Know Your Strengths – AHA Trustee Services
• Succession Planning for Today’s Trustee Leaders – governWell
• Recruiting for a Diverse Health Care Board: Practices and processes to better reflect community diversity – AHA Trustee Services
• Sample Board Demographic/Attribute Profile Matrix – AHA Trustee Services
• “The Thing About Diversity Is …”: Debunking five misconceptions that derail diversity efforts AHA Trustee Services
• Recruiting Millennials to the Hospital Board AHA Trustee Services
• Podcast: Proactive Board Renewal – AHA Trustee Services
• Overview of Governance Succession Planning – governWell
• Sample Trustee Candidate Overview and Application – governWell
• Sample Board Member Job Description – governWell
• Sheahan Group: Successful Board Recruitment – governWell
• Linden Consulting: Trustee Pledge – governWell
• The Board’s Role in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A New Year, Renewed Energy, and Drive for Change – The Governance Institute
• Board Diversity Lessons Learned: How three AHA member health systems achieved board diversity – AHA Trustee Services
• A Seat at the Table: An Examination of Hospital Governing Board Diversity, 2011–2021 – Journal of Healthcare Management

Board orientation

• HTNYS New Hospital Board Member Orientation Program
  The amount of information that healthcare trustees must learn to effectively fulfill their governance responsibilities can seem overwhelming. To help provide new and current trustees with a comprehensive overview of healthcare governance, HTNYS has developed an orientation program to inform trustees about the fundamental roles and responsibilities of hospital trustees in New York state. The recorded session and materials are available to HANYS members only.
  • Recording (90 minutes)
  • Program Agenda (start time in parentheses)
    • Welcome by HTNYS Board Chair (00:00:00)
    • Program Agenda (00:03:02)
    • Overview of HANYS, HTNYS and resources (00:06:13)
    • A scan of NY’s hospital system (00:14:49)
    • Healthcare governance (00:30:08)
      • Leading practices
        • Fiduciary duties; financial oversight; stewardship of mission, vision, values
        • Governing leadership; management vs. governance
        • Board room conduct
        • Community focus and relationships
      • Quality and patient safety (01:11:42)
        • Role of the board
        • Overview of key quality measures; public reporting
        • Medical staff credentialing
    • Short roundtable discussion with HTNYS Board Members and governance expert (01:23:37)
  • Presentation
  • Portal of Resources (Username and password were provided to members. Contact Kristen Phillips for details.)
• HTNYS Boardroom Basics: What Every Healthcare Trustee Needs to Know
  This publication addresses setting strategic direction, the importance of clear communication and information and creating a dynamic board culture.
• Healthcare Acronyms, Abbreviations and Terms – HANYS
• Speaking Healthcare: A Trustee’s Guide to Health Care Terms, Acronyms and Abbreviations – governWell and HTNYS
• Best Board Practices Checklist: New Board Member Orientation Process – AHA Trustee Services
• Best Board Practices Checklist: New Board Member Orientation Manual – AHA Trustee Services

Bylaws and governance policies

• Is It Time to Refresh Your Bylaws? Up-to-date bylaws can support oversight and help to confront challenges – AHA Trustee Services
• Is Trustee Emeritus Status Outdated? Emeritus status can become a barrier to great governance – AHA Trustee Services
• Sample Meeting Minutes and Records Policy – AHA Trustee Services
• Board Policy Manual – AHA Trustee Services
• Policy on Consent Agendas – AHA Trustee Services
• Policy on Board Composition and Recruitment – AHA Trustee Services

System governance

• How to Navigate Complex, Multitiered Governance: Success comes from defining expectations for various stakeholders – AHA Trustee Services
• Effective Governance of Health Systems: 4 principles for effectively governing health systems – AHA Trustee Services
• Exploring a Variety of Ways to Transform System Governance – AHA Trustee Services