The following programming is designed to supplement and expand your organization’s orientation and board leader development processes, and to progressively build knowledge, skills and competencies tailored to specific leadership roles, environments and needs. Use the links below to learn more.

 Fall Symposium - Positioning Governance for an Evolving Health Care System
September 12-15, 2010
InterContinental Chicago - Chicago, IL
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 New Webinar: Risk Governance Under Health Reform
September 28, 2010 | 12:00 - 1:30PM EDT
This session, presented by John Bigalke, U.S. Health Sciences & Government Leader for Deloitte LLP, and Kimberly Zeoli, a Partner in the National Governance, Regulatory & Risk Strategies Practice at Deloitte & Touche LLP, will address the key concepts of risk governance, explore the nine principles of creating a risk intelligent enterprise, and offer a six fold approach to enable a Risk Intelligent governance approach in the context of health reform.
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 Mid-Year Retreat Planning
Is your board planning an upcoming retreat? The Center offers customized options for programming with specialists qualified to offer structure, guidance and insight to even the strongest of leadership teams.  Learn More

New Monograph Outlines the New Age of Accountability: Board Education and Certification, Peer Review, Director Credentialing and Quality
New Age of Accountability: Board Education and Certification, Peer Review, Director Credentialing and Quality, will evaluate each of these four emerging governance activities. It will begin with director education, and explore such developments as board and director certification, pay for governance (P4G), and the New Jersey mandate for governance education. It will then turn to peer review and continue with a discussion of director credentialing, before examining the ever-expanding role of hospital boards and directors in quality of care.  included.
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The Guide to Good Governance for Hospital Boards
The Center for Healthcare Governance is pleased to provide The Guide to Good Governance, a resource for U.S. hospital boards and leaders adapted from the original Canadian version developed by the Ontario Hospital Association. The Guide contains a comprehensive overview of the key components of good governance practices, as well as templates and tools to support these practices.
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Thought Leadership Podcast Series
The Center for Healthcare Governance has developed a new Thought Leadership Series that brings expert perspectives on critical and emerging governance issues to health care organization board members, executives and physician leaders. Perfect for board meeting education, each program runs about 20 minutes and includes: an audio interview; a power point presentation with questions for discussion; a facilitation guide that explains how to use the program; and a program evaluation form. Programs in the series include, 1. Engaging Physicians to Improve Quality and Patient Safety: What Governing Boards Need to Know, 2. Using Trustee Competencies to Improve Board and Organizational Performance, and 3. Microgovernance: A New Role for Boards.
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2010 AHA Environmental Scan
The 2010 American Hospital Association Environmental Scan provides insight and information about market forces that have a high probability of affecting the health care field. It is designed to help hospital and health system executives better understand the health care landscape and the critical trends and issues their organizations will likely face in the foreseeable future. The 2010 AHA Environmental Scan foldout is compiled from 35 nationally recognized sources with recommendations from select AHA governance committees.
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Governance in High-Performing Health Systems: A Report on Trustee and CEO Views
Led by Lawrence D. Prybil, M.A., Ph.D., a professor of health management and senior advisor to the dean of the University of Iowa College of Public Health, and a member of the Center's National Board of Advisors, this research report examines the structures, practices, and cultures of community health system boards and compares them to several benchmarks of good governance.
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 Quality Curriculum for Trustees

"We could not be more pleased with the feedback from the hospital trustees who have completed the program. The extensive and inclusive process used to develop the curriculum, pilot the program and customize it to each participating hospital’s board was well worth the effort. We now have a terrific program that will prepare hospital trustees to take an active role in monitoring and overseeing improvement in the quality of care delivered by hospitals."

- Karen S. Nelson, MPA, RN, Sr. Vice President of Clinical Affairs, Massachusetts Hospital Association

 Learn more about the Quality Curriculum for Trustees and the Board Quality Education Self Assessment Tool