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Governance Notes – June 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
Today’s complex healthcare environment is causing a growing trend toward board certification. After attending last year’s Governance Support Conference and reading Intentional Governance: Advancing Boards Beyond the Conventional, Donna DeSisto, assistant to the hospital board of Sarasota Memorial Hospital, began to explore the merits of a board development program. Although board certification is not mandatory in the state of Florida, she felt that it was still important to bring the idea to the board. In this article, DeSisto shares the reasons behind her board’s decision to become certified and the process they set up to fulfill that resolution.
Board members are looking at ways to improve quality and reduce the costs of delivering healthcare services. Several trends, such as changing payment structures and rising costs, are making this cost/quality “value equation” particularly important to healthcare leaders now. The transition from volume-based to value-based methods of payment has already begun and hospitals and health systems are preparing for the new reality of value-based payment. Richard L. Clarke, D.H.A., FHFMA, explores the important role governance support professionals play in helping the board improve the value of healthcare and provides examples of organizations leading the way toward a value-based system.
For our first article in a series highlighting governance support professionals, The Governance Institute interviewed Valerie Huyge from Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare. Huyge has spent 10 years working with the board of directors and its committees keeping them organized, informed, and ready to make tough decisions. In that time, the organization and the board has experienced enormous growth. In this article, we share Huyge’s experience supporting the board through change and her passion for governance support.
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The Governance Institute’s Board Portal
The Governance Institute offers a best-in-class online tool, BoardEffect's board portal, which is designed to integrate board work, communication, and industry content for board members, physician leaders, and executives as they work to become a successful healthcare organization today, and as they move into the unprecedented healthcare environment to come.
Board portals are designed to help key governance constituents stay on top of important information, committee work, and communication, through a secure, easy-to-use online tool. The portal can dramatically simplify the board packet and meeting preparation process and increases opportunities to achieve organizational goals. With a board portal, you can:
- Review important board information such as bylaws, archived meeting minutes, financial statements, and more.
- View online board books/packets at the touch of a button.
- Access a complete governance library of educational resources such as case studies, videos, Webinars, recommended governance practices, etc.
- Communicate more effectively and efficiently across multiple boards and with other governance constituents.
If you are interested or have questions about our board portal, please contact The Governance Institute at 877-712-8778 or membershipinfo@GovernanceInstitute.com.
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The Governance Institute Conferences
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The Governance Support Conference: A Tool for Enhancing Board Coordination
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Join us for this year’s Governance Support Conference at the Island Hotel in Newport Beach, California. From August 7–9, governance support professionals from around the world will gather together to hear expert speakers, learn about new resources, and gain knowledge on current trends in an effort to better support their boards. This conference presents the opportunity to meet others in the governance support role and share stories and gain insights from those with a similar commitment to elevating board performance.
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Presenters at this conference include:
- Emily Friedman: Our Changing Healthcare System: Reform, Resistance, & Renaissance
- Dottie Schindlinger: Streamlining Board Work through E-Governance
- Pamela R. Knecht: Tackling Tough Strategic Questions: The New Board Management Partnership
- Michael W. Peregrine, Esq.: Effective Corporate Documentation: Legal Implications
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September Leadership Conference at The Broadmoor
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On September 11–14, directors, physicians, and executives are joining The Governance Institute at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs to hear expert speakers on healthcare’s latest hot topics and gain the tools needed to successfully govern their organizations. Presenters will focus on topics such as patient-driven leadership, creating a clinically integrated network, and current changes in healthcare. This conference will provide the opportunity to learn new, practical ways to create positive change in your organization.
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Presenters at this conference include:
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Joseph S. Bujak, M.D., FACP: Challenges Specific to Physician Leadership
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Nathan S. Kaufman: No Regret Strategies: Defining a Clear Direction for Succeeding in Uncertain Times
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Lisa Goldstein: Update from the Capital Markets & Rating Agency Perspective
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Don Seymour: Taking Risk, Building Scale, & Getting Integrated: Three Challenges for the Next ??? Years
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Click here to view the complete programs and register for these and other 2011–2012 conferences.
Register early for a discounted price. Members, remember to redeem your free conference passes.
Leadership Conference
The Greenbrier White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia
October 16–19, 2011
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Leadership Conference
The Ritz-Carlton, Naples Naples, Florida
January 15–18, 2012
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Leadership Conference
The Breakers
Palm Beach, Florida
February 12–15, 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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Featured Resources by Topic
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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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