Governance in high-performing community health systems
To help trustees and CEOs assess and enhance the effectiveness of their board governance, Grant Thornton recently collaborated with the University of Iowa and the American Hospital Association on Governance in high-performing community health systems: A report of trustee and CEO views. The survey examines the structures, practices and cultures of the governing boards of 123 community health systems, comparing them to existing benchmarks of good governance. Researchers then held follow-up visits and on-site interviews with dozens of CEOs and trustees from 10 high-performing systems.
Based on these findings, the report identifies areas where governance can be improved and provides specific recommendations for improvement, focusing on issues such as community benefit plans, board evaluations, boardroom culture and board composition. The survey identifies and distills the key factors that have influenced high-performing systems and taken them to the next level of governance. To receive hard copies for your next board meeting, contact healthcare@gt.com or call 866.328.1247.
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Governance in Nonprofit Community Health Systems Grant Thornton's health care practice, in coordination with the University of Iowa and the American Hospital Association, collaborated on this survey of nonprofit community health systems' chief executive officers to examine the structures, practices and cultures of community health systems' governing boards and compare them to selected benchmarks of good governance. This survey precedes Governance in high-performing community health systems and focuses on three important areas of health care governance: board structure and composition; board practices and processes; and board culture.
