Center for HealthCare Governance - Speaker

Errol L. Biggs, PhD, LLB, MBA

Director - Graduate Programs in Health
Administration Director - Center for Health Administration
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center

Currently, Dr. Biggs’ primary research and consulting activities include work with hospitals to improve the governance of those organizations.  He teaches governance in both the graduate on-campus and executive programs in Health Administration at the University of Colorado.  He is also a faculty member of the American Governance & Leadership Group and Chairman of the Practical Governance Group, both of which offer educational programs for hospital governing boards.

Dr. Biggs is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.  He is also a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors; BoardSource; the Association of University Programs in Health Administration; and the Medical Group Management Association.

Dr. Biggs has been involved in both the investor-owned and nonprofit hospital industries, including twelve years as the CEO of large, teaching hospitals, and directed the first merger of an osteopathic (D.O.) hospital and an allopathic (M.D.) hospital in the United States.

Additionally, he has served on several nonprofit and investor-owned boards of directors.  He conducts seminars and retreats for hospital boards of directors, and is the author of several articles on governance.  Dr. Biggs is also the author of a new book, The Governance Factor: 33 Keys to Success in Healthcareand  co-author of the popular book, Practical Governance, both published by Health Administration Press.

Presentation/Facilitation Topics

  • Role of Hospital Board
  • Selecting Physician Board Members
  • Term Limits
  • Board Evaluations
  • Board Self-Assessment
  • Role of Individual Board Members
  • Selection Criteria for New Board Members
  • Evaluating the CEO
  • Board Committees
  • Board’s Role in Monitoring Quality
  • Financial Oversight Role of Board
  • Governance vs. Management
  • Conflict of Interest Issues

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