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Center Monographs
 Members of the Center for Healthcare Governance receive four monographs per year, on topics of current interest to governing boards. The monographs provide in-depth discussion of emerging issues and trends, as well as how leading organizations are addressing them. Previous issues focused on such concerns as board compensation, assessing current governance processes, improving board policies and practices, and selecting and managing healthcare consultants.
Center monographs are $15 each. To order any of the monographs, please click here and fill out the secure online order form.
Titles include:
- 2008- Best Practices for Developing Effective and Enduring Board/CEO Relationships
About the Author:
Kenneth R. Cohen, Ph.D., is president of The Synergy Organization, a national metrics and evidence-based health care executive search/leadership assessment firm he established in 1988. Dr. Cohen is an organizational psychologist, executive search consultant and leadership researcher. He is a frequent consultant, speaker and author on the application of best practices in governance, leadership, recruitment, selection and retention strategies.
To view the preface of the monograph, click here.
- 2008- Pay-for-Performance: A Guide for Hospital Trustees
About the Author:
Sanjaya Kumar, MD, M.Sc., MPH, is President, CMO and Chairman of the Board of Quantros, Inc, a Milpitas, CA-based company that provides real-time knowledge solutions for benchmarking, patient safety, accreditation and compliance and outcomes monitoring for health care providers, payers and pharmaceutical companies.
To view the preface of the monograph, click here.
- 2007- Leadership Continuity: Avoiding the Ultimate "Gotcha"
About the Authors:
Deborah J. Cornwall is Managing Director and Wilmot J. Gravenslund is Director of The Corland Group LLC, a Boston-based consulting firm focused on assisting organizations with executive leadership assessment, transitions, and development; governance effectiveness; and change management.
To view the preface of the monograph, click here.
- 2007- A Seat at the Power Table: The Physician’s Role on the Hospital Board
About the Authors:
Jayne Oliva is principal with the Croes Oliva Group, a team of medical group management diagnosticians which works with health care organizations and their affiliated physicians, as well as private practices, to improve front-line operations and boost performance in profitability, productivity, patient access, and patient care coordination. She also coaches and mentors physicians for optimum leadership performance. Jayne holds an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. She teaches graduate level courses in outpatient care delivery and physician practice management, speaks nationally and appears frequently in regional and national publications.
Mary Totten, President, Totten & Associates, is a speaker and consultant to hospitals and health systems, and other health-related organizations on quality of care and medical staff credentialing, strategic planning and mission development, governing board orientation and board self-evaluation and governance restructuring. She conducts board retreats and education programs and writes and publishes books, articles, and newsletters for health care leaders, including the American Hospital Association's The Guide to Governance for Hospital and Health System Trustees, first and second editions; The Board's Role in Quality of Care:A Practical Guide for Hospital Trustees, The Future of Health Care Governance: Redesigning Boards for a New Era and The Trustee Handbook for Health Care Governance, first and second editions. Mary holds a MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
To view the preface of the monograph, click here.
- 2007- Hospital-Physician Clinical Integration
About the Authors:
John H. (Hank) Duffy is the founder and president of the JHD Group, an Addison, TX-based consulting firm that assists large physician organizations to improve market position, operations and financial results. Trent Green is a director with Navigant Consulting.
To view the preface of the monograph, click here.
- 2006- Are You Rolling the Dice on CEO Succession?
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About the Authors:
Deborah J. Cornwall is Managing Director and Wilmot J. Gravenslund is Director of The Corlund Group LLC, a Boston-based consulting firm focused on assisting organizations with executive leadership assessment and development, governance effectiveness and change management.
To view the preface of the monograph, click here.
- 2006- The Board’s Fiduciary Role: Legal Responsibilities of Health Care Governing Boards
About the Authors:
Fredric J. Entin and Janice A. Anderson are partners in the Health Care Industry team and Katherine S. O’Brien is an associate and member of the Health Care and Energy Industry teams and the Business Reorganizations practice at the law firm of Foley & Lardner LLP. The firm has offices across the United States and more than 60 practice areas encompassing a full range of corporate legal services, including corporate governance, securities enforcement, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property counseling and litigation, outsourcing and information technology, labor and employment, and tax.
To view the preface of the monograph, click here.
- 2006- Becoming an Employer of Choice: A Key Strategy for Success
Winner of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Recognized nationally for several years as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” by both Working Mother and Fortune magazines. Today, Center member Bronson Healthcare Group in Kalamazoo, Michigan is known as one of the “best of the best” organizations in America; however, ten short years ago, things were very different.
This monograph tells the story of a health care organization that a decade ago was facing an uncertain future. Bronson realized that it had to confront and address several “brutal facts” in order to get moving in the right direction. Thanks to a committed governing board, stellar leadership, determined employees and physicians, and a vision of excellence, Bronson transformed itself into the first-class organization it is today largely by focusing on becoming an Employer of Choice as a key strategic initiative..
To view the preface of the monograph, click here.
- 2006- Creating a Culture of Collaborative Leadership Between Boards and CEOs: A Practical Guide for Trustees
About the Authors:
David A. Bjork, Ph.D., is Managing Director, and Dan Fairley, J.D., is Senior Vice President, with Clark Consulting Healthcare Group, a firm that helps health care organizations build better relationships with their executives, physicians, trustees, and employees. Services include compensation planning for executives, physicians, and employees; management succession and leadership transition planning; laborrelations; employee surveys; recruiting; and human resource management.
To view the preface of the monograph, click here.
- 2005 - Exploring Hospital-Physician Business Relationships: What Trustees Need to Know
About the Author:
John H. (Hank) Duffy is President of JHD Group. Founded in 1988 and based in Addison, TX, the JHD Group is an organization dedicated to helping large physician organizations improve market position, operations and financial results.
To view the preface of the monograph, click here.
- 2005 - Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Monitoring: A Resource for Governing Boards and Trustees
About the Authors:
Sanjaya Kumar, MD, M.Sc., MPH is President & CMO and Chairman of the Board and Catherine Carson-Martin, RN, BSN, MPA is Director, Programs Management, at Quantros, Inc., a Miloitas, CA-based company that provides real-time knowledge solutions for benchmarking, patient safety, accreditation and compliance, and outcomes monitoring for health care providers, payers and pharmaceutical companies.
To view the preface of the monograph, click here.
- 2005 - Patient Safety and Quality Reporting for Governance: Data Reporting Guide for Hospital Staff
About the Authors:
Sanjaya Kumar, MD, M.Sc., MPH is President & CMO and Chairman of the Board and Catherine Carson-Martin, RN, BSN, MPA is Director, Programs Management, at Quantros, Inc., a Miloitas, CA-based company that provides real-time knowledge solutions for benchmarking, patient safety, accreditation and compliance, and outcomes monitoring for health care providers, payers and pharmaceutical companies.
To view the preface of the monograph, click here.
- 2005 - Does Excellent Health Care Governance Lead to Excellent Performance? (Or, can a Great Board make a Difference?)
About the Authors:
Douglas D. Hawthorne is president and CEO of Texas Health Resources, the largest nonprofit health care system in the state of Texas.
William L. Harrod, Ph.D.and James P. Schuessler are Principals of Signiture Healthcare Advisors, a Forth Worth and Austin, Texas-based consulting firm dedicated to improving governance in health care organizations.
To view the preface of the monograph, click here.
View the archived American Governance Leader Monograph Series for additional past monographs.
Center monographs are $15 each. To order any of the monographs, please click here and fill out the secure online order form.
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