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Governance Notes – December 2011
Welcome to The Governance Institute’s Governance Notes!
This newsletter is designed specifically for governance support professionals with information and expert opinions in the area of hospital and health system governance and updates on services and events at The Governance Institute. We hope you find it beneficial in helping you keep your board performing at its best. We welcome article submissions related to the board support role, ideas for future topics, and feedback on how we can better support you in achieving optimal board performance. Please contact us at kcook@GovernanceInstitute.com.
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News, Articles, and Updates
Taking meeting minutes is one of the most critical planks of the board support platform. Properly prepared minutes can serve not only as a useful guide for future board action, but also to memorialize the exercise of due care by board and committee members. The latter is becoming increasingly important, as the quality of board conduct is more frequently coming under regulatory and judicial scrutiny. For these and other reasons, the practice of minute taking and the process by which minutes are reviewed and finalized should reflect a thoughtful, coordinated effort by the general counsel and governance support personnel. In this article, Michael Peregrine draws attention to particularly important aspects of the minute-taking process and provides guidance on taking effective minutes.
How to Implement E-Governance with Your Board Successfully:
Ensuring Your Investment in a Board Portal Was Wise
When a board portal implementation project fails, the most common scapegoats are the software package that was selected or the board members themselves, but the real factors determining the success of a board portal implementation are more nuanced. A number of factors combine to promote success or failure—many of which must be addressed during the initial research and planning phase. Planning the implementation well, in addition to providing adequate training for the board and staff, are the keys to a smooth transition to e-governance. In this article, Dottie Schindlinger presents the most common challenges in implementing board portal solutions, as well as her perspective and suggestions for how to meet these challenges.
Upcoming Webinar
E-Governance: Using Online Tools to Build Board Effectiveness
Our upcoming Webinar, presented by Dottie Schindlinger, is January 31, 2012 from 3:00–4:00 p.m. Eastern/12:00–1:00 p.m. Pacific. E-governance is the latest technology trend affecting governance. Non-profit hospital and health system boards are using online tools strategically to manage the board’s work and information flow. This Webinar will cover the benefits and challenges of implementing e-governance, answers to the most common security questions, the latest research on the use of e-governance in the non-profit sector, and how to determine whether or not your board is ready for e-governance.
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Topic Suggestions for This Year's Conference
The 2012 Governance Support & Medical Services Professional Conference is August 12–14 at The Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois. We would like to hear from you on topics you would like us to cover this year. Some of our Governance Support Editorial Board members have already weighed in on their interests. Topics that have been suggested include:
- Developing a director orientation program
- Enhancing quality reporting
- Board member credentialing
- Interactive sessions on board portal training and development
- Supervisory skills and responsibilities related to the governance support role
- Working sessions on improving meeting minutes
- Executive compensation
- Improving the board’s role in community relations efforts
- Professional etiquette
Please let us know if you have an interest in these or other topics for this year’s conference by January 15, 2012. All responses can be sent to Lynn Phillips at lphillips@GovernanceInstitute.com. We look forward to hearing your ideas and building a conference that helps you successfully support your board.
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The Governance Institute Conferences
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Upcoming 2012 Conferences Provide Knowledge and Insight into Today’s Healthcare Environment
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On February 12–15, board members, physicians, and healthcare executives will come together for the February Leadership Conference. This conference, held at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida, will bring leadership together to learn from healthcare industry experts and your peers. The keynote address will be by Robert M. Wachter, M.D., who will discuss how to thrive in a world in which your quality, safety, and value will determine your success, and perhaps your survival.
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Other presenters at this conference include:
- Marc D. Halley, M.B.A.: The Perfect Storm…
- Guy M. Masters, M.P.A: Strategic Positioning & Board Priorities: Charting a Course in Turbulent Times
- Jeffery C. Bauer, Ph.D.: A New Crystal Ball for Turbulent Times: Why Forecasting Must Replace Predicting & How to Make the Change
- Kenneth Kaufman: The Transformation of America’s Hospitals
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Healthcare board members and executive leaders are invited to join us for our April Leadership Conference at The Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona. From April 15–18, healthcare experts will present attendees with knowledge of the latest, most critical topics in healthcare governance. This conference will offer healthcare leaders the opportunity to gain new perspective on the current healthcare landscape and walk away with fresh insight on ways to better prepare for the governance challenges and industry changes ahead.
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Presenters at this conference include:
- Robert M. Wachter, M.D.: Skin in the Game: How to Thrive in a World in Which Your Quality, Safety, & Value Will Determine Your Success, & Perhaps Your Survival
- Martin Buser, M.P.H., FACHE: Transform Your Hospitalist Program to a High-Performance Service in the Era of Healthcare Reform
- Nathan S. Kaufman: Navigating the Perilous Journey from a Culture of Entitlement to a Culture of Accountability: Sure Bets, No Regrets, & the Great Unknown
- Don Seymour: The Tipping Point for Clinical Integration
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Click here to view the complete programs and register for these and other 2012 conferences.
Members, remember to redeem your free conference passes.
Leadership Conference
The Ritz-Carlton, Naples
Naples, Florida
January 15–18, 2012
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Leadership Conference
The Grove Park Inn
Asheville, North Carolina
May 6–9, 2012
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Chairperson, CEO, &
Physician Leader Conference
(Member Only)
The Broadmoor
Colorado Springs, Colorado
June 3–5, 2012
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The Governance Institute thanks Premier Partners HBE Corporation and Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc. for their continuing support of excellence in healthcare governance.
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New Research & Publications
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All publications are available to members to download at no charge. You may also order hard copies of publications online; members will be charged the member rate. Most publications are also available for purchase to non-members at a specified non-member price.
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For a complete listing of publications for sale, please view our Resource Catalog.
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