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As healthcare leaders deal with the many transitions related to healthcare reform, one of the open-ended questions that remains is how health insurance exchanges will work, how many patients will participate in the exchanges, and strategic and financial implications for hospitals and health systems related to public and private exchanges. This Webinar provides a strategic overview and tactical framework to prepare your organization for healthcare marketplaces (exchanges). More Info
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While the fundamental principles of governance don't change, span of control, diversity of activities, and political considerations increase, often exponentially, as multi-hospital systems develop and grow. At the governance level, some systems are flourishing while others are struggling. This Webinar explores the challenges of moving from an independent hospital board structure to an effective system governance structure. More Info
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A board must assume responsibility for itself—its own development, job design, discipline, and performance. Boards should evaluate themselves annually to determine their effectiveness. The Governance Institute recently updated the BoardCompass® board self-assessment tool for independent/freestanding hospital boards. This Webinar describes the changes and improvements made to this survey tool. More Info
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Hospital and health system boards are increasingly interested in learning how best to engage physicians in governance for many reasons. Ensuring physicians’ clinical perspectives on the board is crucial as organizations move towards creating accountable, patient-centered, evidence-based care across the entire continuum. Hospitals and health systems are employing a much larger percentage of their medical staffs. In some cases, separate corporations and boards have been created for the employed physicians. Boards are asking how many physicians should serve on each board and what their role(s) should be. More Info
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To be effective, hospital and health system boards must have a clear, precise, and shared image of the type of work they should be doing to really govern their organizations. This Webinar presents a paradigm of board work that was developed by Governance Institute founder Charles M. Ewell, Ph.D. along with his colleague Dennis Pointer in their 1994 book, Really Governing. This Webinar will frame this paradigm in today's dynamic context and describe how to apply the paradigm to the current challenges and issues facing today's hospital and health system boards. More Info
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The 21st century is putting new demands on the governing boards of healthcare organizations. Boards increasingly find they need members who bring new areas of expertise, are able to give greater time and effort to their director roles, and are free of conflicts of interest in a highly litigious healthcare world. This program addresses ways to determine the appropriate make-up of board membership, how to recruit the right new directors and how to retain current directors dismayed by the growing demands on their time and energy, how the current consolidation of health systems impacts board membership, and many other factors impacting board composition. More Info
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Physician employment trends have led many hospitals and health systems to rethink their physician compensation program. This Webinar provides insight into how hospitals and health systems can establish and manage an effective compensation oversight process. More Info
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E-governance—using technology to enhance board governance—is a trend sweeping across the healthcare sector. Whether it’s meeting packets delivered to board members’ iPads, managing committee work online, or meeting virtually, more than half of boards now use board portal solutions to streamline their work. This Webinar will prepare you to navigate the challenges inherent in bringing technology into the boardroom. More Info
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In 2006, Massachusetts passed legislation that was intended to provide universal health insurance coverage. This became, in many respects, the template for national healthcare reform. This Webinar presents an overview of the legislation’s impact on coverage, access, providers, and insurance companies after five years of implementation. Some of the unintended consequences are guaranteed to surprise you. More Info
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The healthcare industry is in the midst of major transformation caused by the need to create a more sustainable and financially viable delivery system. As part of this transformation, an increasing number of hospitals and health systems have pursued partnerships in an effort to reposition for long-term success and to achieve scale. Fully evaluating strategic options within the context of the organization’s fundamental mission is perhaps the most important function of governing boards.
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