Getting to Great
Principles of Health Care Organization Governance
1st Edition
Published on 14. June 2002
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-0-7879-6121-3 (ISBN)
Description
Dennis D. Pointer and James E. Orlikoff, two of the most experienced and highly regarded governance consultants in the country, have written a definitive guide for health care boards that want to maximize their performance and help their organizations reach full potential.
Getting to Great presents a set of easily applied principles and best practices based on a model that has been proven to strengthen health care governance. Filled with tools and techniques, this practical guide includes
* A model of health care governance used by the best health care boards
* Seventy-two governance principles and associated practices and tips on helping the board to use them
* Checkups for assessing a board
* Guidelines for implementing principle-based governance
This guide will be an invaluable resource for health care board members and executives who are committed to investing in their organization's future.
Getting to Great presents a set of easily applied principles and best practices based on a model that has been proven to strengthen health care governance. Filled with tools and techniques, this practical guide includes
* A model of health care governance used by the best health care boards
* Seventy-two governance principles and associated practices and tips on helping the board to use them
* Checkups for assessing a board
* Guidelines for implementing principle-based governance
This guide will be an invaluable resource for health care board members and executives who are committed to investing in their organization's future.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Charts: 14 B&W, 0 Color; Exhibits: 3 B&W, 0 Color
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-6121-3 (9780787961213)
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Additional editions
Dennis D. Pointer | James E. Orlikoff
Getting to Great
Principles of Health Care Organization Governance
E-Book
10/2002
Jossey-Bass
€67.99
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Persons
Dennis D. Pointer is principal of Dennis D. Pointer & Associates and the author of numerous books, including Really Governing, the 1996 winner of the American College of Healthcare Executives Book of the Year Award. He holds the John J. Hanlon Chair of Health Care Research and Policy in the Graduate School of Public Health at San Diego State University. He is also the Austin Ross Professor, Department of Health Services, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington (Seattle).
James E. Orlikoff is president of Orlikoff & Associates, Inc., and the National Advisor on Governance and Leadership to the American Hospital Association and the Health Forum. He is the executive director of the American Governance and Leadership Group and serves as a member of their faculty.
James E. Orlikoff is president of Orlikoff & Associates, Inc., and the National Advisor on Governance and Leadership to the American Hospital Association and the Health Forum. He is the executive director of the American Governance and Leadership Group and serves as a member of their faculty.
Content
The Authors.
1. Introduction.
2. Board and Governance Basics.
3. Obligations.
4. Functioning: Responsibilities.
5. Functioning: Roles.
6. Structure.
7. Composition.
8. Infrastructure.
9. Implementing Principle-Based Governance.
Appendix A: Sample Board Policies.
Appendix B: Sample Committee Charters.
Appendix C: Sample Governance Principles.
Appendix D: Resources.
Index.
1. Introduction.
2. Board and Governance Basics.
3. Obligations.
4. Functioning: Responsibilities.
5. Functioning: Roles.
6. Structure.
7. Composition.
8. Infrastructure.
9. Implementing Principle-Based Governance.
Appendix A: Sample Board Policies.
Appendix B: Sample Committee Charters.
Appendix C: Sample Governance Principles.
Appendix D: Resources.
Index.