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Board Evaluation Process Overview
Evaluations and Assessments
The attached resource is intended to be an example that boards should adapt to meet their individual needs.
Board Education: Raising the Bar
Trustee Articles
In some boardrooms, the topic of education for trustees elicits yawns, groans or even downright resistance. This may explain why findings from the AHA’s Center for Healthcare Governance 2014 National Health Care Governance Survey indicate a decline in every type of board education since the last survey...
Board Development: A Marathon Not a Sprint
Trustee Articles
Whether a board’s starting point is average performance or mediocrity, the journey to the top echelon of governance effectiveness cannot be achieved with a few quick steps. Board development is more like a marathon than a sprint.
Coaching: A Critical Tool for Board Chair Development
Trustee Articles
Making coaching available to an incoming board chair can build the chair's capacity to lead the board effectively.
Board Competence Framework: Know Your Strengths
Although various studies show that boards with a more diverse membership offer a greater array of unique solutions and strategies, and typically outpace those with a less diverse body in regard to organizational growth, profitability and sustainability, reports continue to highlight that hospital boards are slow in meeting their diversity goals.
AHA National Governance Report: 8 Key Insights
With the release of the AHA’s 2025 National Governance Report, health care leaders can ascertain how their operations compare to nationwide trends as well as gain expert insights into potential opportunities for improvement.
Better Board Meetings
Trustee Articles
What if the typical hospital board meeting — multiple hours spent on endless pages of financial data, slide after slide of bullet points and little time left for meaningful discussion — could be more engaging and less time-consuming? With some planning and practice, boards and senior executives can make this happen.
Best Practices for Executive Sessions Without CEOs
Executive sessions give board members the chance to talk privately to address sensitive and confidential issues, promote robust discussion and build trust.
Best Governance Practices: Not Just for Goliaths
Trustee Articles
Today’s hospital leaders know their trustees must be more adaptable, connected and knowledgeable about the changing health care landscape than any of their predecessors. But do they believe their volunteer community board is truly capable of stepping up to current field challenges?