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June 2008 Conference
June 2008 Conference
Hospital Trustee Professionalism: Building Capacity for Excellence in Governance
 Date: June 26-27, 2008
Location: Hyatt Regency Sacramento at Capital Park - Sacramento, CA
Registration: Registration Information
Educational Partner: The California Hospital Association
Overview | Agenda | Conference Brochure
Agenda:
| Thursday, June 26, 2008 |
| 7:00-8:00 am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:00-8:15 am |
Opening Remarks
 John R. Combes, MD,
President and COO, Center for Healthcare Governance, Chicago, IL |
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| 8:15-9:15 am |
Emerging Trends in Health Care and Their Implications for Governing Boards
 Mac McCrary,
President, The McCrary Company, Morganton, NC
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Healthcare is at the eye of the convergence of massive and unprecedented demographic, economic, technological, and social forces. As the industry enters this brave new world, new mental models of governance will be required to effectively lead health care organizations into the future. Directors need to be current in both the health care industry and in the practice of governance in order to do their jobs well. This presentation offers an overview of present day, as well as emerging trends and will examine the new demands that they place on governing boards.
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| 9:15-10:15 am |
Strategy
 David Nygren, PhD,
Founder, Nygren Consulting, LLC, San Francisco, CA
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Complexity, financials train and demands for new levels of accountability require motivated, knowledgeable trustees who understand how to think and lead strategically in today’s demanding environment. Board leaders must be able to help executive management develop new directions to compete successfully. This session will explore practices for ensuring that the strategic planning effort establishes a true vision for the future of the organization.
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| 10:15-10:30 am |
Break |
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| 10:30 am-12:00 pm |
Quality and Patient Safety
John R. Combes, MD,
President and COO, Center for Healthcare Governance, Chicago, IL and
Mac McCrary,
President, The McCrary Company, Morganton, NC
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In this age of governance reform, health care boards are finding that they are not only being held accountable for financial performance but for the patient’s care and the community’s benefit. These expanded roles require a greater understanding of the elements of quality care and patient safety, the development of the board’s quality literacy and the relationship of the board’s leadership and organizational clinical excellence. Trustees are learning that it’s not only the right thing to do, it’s the pathway to competing successfully in the future. What’s the role of a governing team that is not directly involved in the clinical side of the business? This discussion offers suggestions about setting the organizational tone, selecting the “right” indicators to measure progress, and numerous other factors to which the board should be attentive.
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| 12:45-1:30pm |
Physician Hospital Relationships
Mac McCrary,
President, The McCrary Company, Morganton, NC |
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Healthcare directors are dependent on physicians to carry out many of their strategies; the same physicians who are increasingly being drive nin to some level of competition with the systems governed by the directors. This presentation discusses appropriate ways for the directors to involve themselves insetting an organizational tone that fosters healthy relationships with physicians.
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| 1:30-2:15pm |
The Trustee’s Role and Responsibilities
David Nygren, PhD,
Founder, Nygren Consulting, LLC, San Francisco, CA |
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Continuing to develop effective and focused trustees is one of the main challenges facing hospital boards. As organizations respond to change and new opportunities, trustees must understand the scope of the irresponsibilities to provide over sight and leadership in key areas. Participants will learn how board and management roles differ, and gain insights for building constructive relationships.
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| 2:15-2:30 pm |
Break |
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| 2:30-3:15 pm |
Traits of Successful Trustees
Mac McCrary,
President, The McCrary Company, Morganton, NC |
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While governance is a team game there area number of behaviors, actions and decisions for which the individual trustee is personally accountable. This conversation will discuss some of the most important things each individual should and should not do to be an effective member of the team.
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| 3:15-4:30 pm |
Dialogue on Building Board Effectiveness
David Nygren, PhD,
Founder, Nygren Consulting, LLC, San Francisco, CA |
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Is your board structured to make efficient decisions Are its agendas organized to best use the time and the talents of its trustees? Through effective board leadership and the development of a governance plan, participants will learn how to create a board structure that keeps its members engaged, enabling the board to accomplish its work most productively.
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| 5:00-6:00 pm |
Networking Reception |
| Friday, June 27, 2008 |
| 7:00-8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:00-8:15 am |
Opening Remarks
John R. Combes, MD,
President and COO, Center for Healthcare Governance, Chicago, IL |
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| 8:15-9:15 am |
Board Committee Structures and Annual Goal Setting for Boards
Mac McCrary,
President, The McCrary Company, Morganton, NC
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A proven method to improve the performance of aboard is to boost the contribution the board’s committees make to its work. This session will cover the principles of effective committee design, discuss how to decide what committee structure is appropriate for your board and demonstrate how to plan the work of committees and coordinate their efforts with the goals of the board.
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| 9:15-10:15 am |
Evaluation: CEO and Board Assessment
David Nygren, PhD,
Founder, Nygren Consulting, LLC, San Francisco, CA |
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Participants will learn the importance of having a process for self-assessment and how the results can produce action plans that can greatly improve trustee development and the overall effectiveness of the board. You will learn about the key tools a hospital board should use to evaluate and improve its performance, and how the evaluation process can be used to drive continuous improvement and add greater impact within the organization.
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| 10:15-10:30 am |
Break |
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| 10:30-11:00 am |
Communication
Mac McCrary,
President, The McCrary Company, Morganton, NC |
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The quality of the board’s work becomes meaning less unless they know how to deliver their intentions to their target audience effectively and efficiently. This conversation explores how directors communicate with each other, the CEO and the community of stakeholders they represent, and offers tip and techniques for improving communication processes.
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| 11:00 am-12:00 pm |
Faculty Panel and General Questions |
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Participants will use this time to clarify issues with the faculty and pose question that were unanswered by the program.
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| 12:00pm |
Adjourn |
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Registration Information:
There are four easy ways to register for the Center for Healthcare Governance 2008 June Conference.
Click here to download a PDF version of the registration form.
- To register by fax: (312) 422-4650
- To register by phone: (888) 540-6111
- To register by mail:
Center for Healthcare Governance
Attention: Bill Ladewski
One North Franklin, 28th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
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