Governance Tools

For hospital or health system CEOs and their boards who want to add greater value and make even more of a difference, the Center for Healthcare Governance has developed a comprehensive set of tools that promote best practices and continuous improvement. An integrated and comprehensive approach to improving a board's performance and contributions, these governance tools have been exclusively developed for the Center by Dennis D. Pointer, one of health care's foremost governance experts.

Center tools are designed to help you understand, evaluate and improve the way your board goes about performing its work. Additionally, these tools will enable you to take a closer look at the structure, composition, and culture of your board.

The governance tools are a "members only" resource that requires login to gain access.  Click here to view the price of purchasing these tools if you are a non-member.

Otherwise, for more information, contact the Center at 888-540-6111 or email at info@americangovernance.com.

Governance Tools

• Governance Tools Introduction & Overview 
• Board Legal Fiduciary Duties 
• Charters
  • Board Chair Position Charter 
  • Board Charter 
  • Director Position Charter 
  • System-Parent Board Charter 
  • System Subsidary Hospital Board Charter 
    
• Committee Charters 
  • Audit Committee Charter
  • Credentialing & Quality Committee Charter
  • Executive Committee Charter
  • Executive Performance & Compensation Committee Charter
  • Finance Committee Charter
  • Governance & Nominating Committee Charter
  • Planning Committee Charter
    
• Governing Principles

 

The Center for Healthcare Governance would like to thank our members for contributing the following “best practice” and policy documents posted here for your review and use. Please feel free to send us your policies and quality dashboards so the Center may continue to build upon this growing, collaborative resource for its members.

Quality Dashboards for Trustees (member submissions)

System Board Quality Tools

• Quality Committee
• Multi-Year Quality Indicator
• Annual Performance Measure Trend Dashboard
• Dashboard Quality Summary

Hospital Board Quality Tools

• Quality Committee Guidelines
• Quality and Satisfaction Commitee
• Quality Dashboards
• Annual Performance Measure Trend Dashboard

Interactive Quality Tool

For more information on obtaining a copy of the interactive quality tool, please click here.

Conflict of Interest Policies (member submissions)

• Conflict of Interest Policy #1
• Conflict of Interest Policy #2
• Conflict of Interest Policy #3
• Conflict of Interest Policy #4

 

Are these tools useful to you?
Please feel free to provide feedback about the usefulness of the Center’s tools and how they can be improved. Your ideas regarding the development of new tools that would be useful to your board are always welcome. Please contact us at info@americangovernance.com.