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Critical Questions Every Hospital Needs to be Able to Answer
“Critical Questions Every Hospital Board Needs to be Able to Answer” is a comprehensive document that may be shared electronically or printed as a booklet for new trustees. The 135-page document provides new trustees with basic board information to the most important questions they must know the answers to in one single source, including:
- What is the board’s fiduciary duty?
- What is the difference between the hospital’s mission, values and vision?
- How does the board ensure that quality is truly job one?
- How does the board ensure the right issues are discussed in the right way at the right time?
- How does the board ensure strong and effective executive leadership?
- What is the board’s responsibility for planning for the future?
- How can the board be visionary in an era of uncertainty and transformation?
- How does the board hold itself accountable for continuous leadership improvement?
- What’s the board’s role in building trust and connections with its community?
- How does the board ensure strong collaboration and partnerships with the medical staff?
- How should the board gauge the hospitals’ financial performance?
- What does it mean to be an effective advocate for your hospital?
- How does the board ensure successful leadership for tomorrow?
- How does the board ensure continuous growth in its critical leadership knowledge?
- How does the board keep conflict out of the boardroom?
- What are the most prominent health needs in your community?
- What is the board’s responsibility for ensuring the best care for all?
- What is community benefit and what’s the board’s role in ensuring it?
- What is population health and why is it significant?
- What is the board’s responsibility for ensuring a positive workplace culture?
- What is the board’s accountability for ensuring the right organizational structure?
- What should board members know about new health care reform payment structures?
