The Trustee Handbook for Health Care Governance, Second Edition, is a completely revised and updated second edition of the classic resource that was created for health care executives and board members who must lead their organizations through the maze of complex and ongoing change. Written by James E. Orlikoff and Mary K. Totten--two experts in the field of health care leadership this hands--on guide shows health care leaders how to strengthen their foundations of governance. Step by step they reveal how boards can focus on the most important issues, gain access to vital information and practical tools, and create effective alliances with other leadership programs.
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"James Orlikoff and Mary Totten are among the country's foremost authorities on governance and leadership for the 21st century. Their observations and recommAndations are both practical and visionary, and absolutely necessary for organizations to be successful." —Philip A. Newbold
"James Orlikoff and Mary Totten have provided another great service to new and experienced trustees by bringing together their excellent series of Trustee Workbooks into a single useful resource handbook. All twelve chapters shed light on practical issues and questions that challenge health care providers today and into the future." —Karin J. Dufault, SP, PhD --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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In the past twenty years, the American health care system has undergone fundamental changes, yet despite the whirlwind of radical changes the industry has undergone one truth remains unshakable?effective health care organizations require effective governance.
The Trustee Handbook for Health Care Governance is a completely revised and updated second edition of the classic resource that was created for health care executives and board members who must lead their organizations through the maze of complex and ongoing change. Written by James E. Orlikoff and Mary K. Totten— two experts in the field of health care leadership— this hands-on guide shows health care leaders how to strengthen their foundations of governance. Step by step they reveal how boards can focus on the most important issues, gain access to vital information and practical tools, and create effective alliances with other leadership programs.
The Trustee Handbook for Health Care Governance brings together in one convenient resource twenty-four articles that were originally published in Trustee magazine. Throughout the book, the authors present interactive chapters designed to help boards examine the critical aspects of board accountability. This important resource also shows board members how to focus on their organization's purpose, create a strategy that will lead them into the future, and govern key relationships with their organization's CEO, physicians, and physician leaders.
Health care executives and board members will find this manual a key to building a solid foundation for effective leadership. And to help measure their growth, many chapters contain a self-assessment questionnaire that boards and individual members can use to determine their strengths and weaknesses and identify areas for improvement.
The Trustee Handbook for Health Care Governance is a completely revised and updated second edition of the classic resource that was created for health care executives and board members who must lead their organizations through the maze of complex and ongoing change. Written by James E. Orlikoff and Mary K. Totten— two experts in the field of health care leadership— this hands-on guide shows health care leaders how to strengthen their foundations of governance. Step by step they reveal how boards can focus on the most important issues, gain access to vital information and practical tools, and create effective alliances with other leadership programs.
The Trustee Handbook for Health Care Governance brings together in one convenient resource twenty-four articles that were originally published in Trustee magazine. Throughout the book, the authors present interactive chapters designed to help boards examine the critical aspects of board accountability. This important resource also shows board members how to focus on their organization's purpose, create a strategy that will lead them into the future, and govern key relationships with their organization's CEO, physicians, and physician leaders.
Health care executives and board members will find this manual a key to building a solid foundation for effective leadership. And to help measure their growth, many chapters contain a self-assessment questionnaire that boards and individual members can use to determine their strengths and weaknesses and identify areas for improvement.
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- The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization by Peter M. Senge on page 228
- Trust Matters: New Directions in Health Care Leadership by Michael H. Annison on page 212
- Practical Governance (ACHE Management Series) by J. Larry Tyler on page 99, page 137, and Back Matter
- Board Work: Governing Health Care Organizations by James E. Orlikoff on page 199, and Back Matter
- Getting to Great: Principles of Health Care Organization Governance by Dennis D. Pointer on page 161
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