AHA Report Calls on Hospital Boards to Help Transform Healthcare

The American Hospital Association’s Center for Healthcare Governance released a report with suggestions for how hospitals’ and health systems’ boards can help transform healthcare, according to an AHA News Now report.

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The report offers the following recommendations for boards, according to the release:

•    Identify and fill gaps in competency needed for transformation
•    Consider emerging governance models
•    Determine if board compensation is necessary or desirable
•    Ensure that trustee characteristics reflect the communities their organizations serve
•    Adopt a high-performance culture and best practices
•    Evaluate performance at all levels of governance

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