IHA Launches On-Demand Governance Education
Affordable and topical governance education programs are now available on-demand from the IHA Web site. This new service was developed by IHA with The Walker Company Health Consulting in response to hospital requests for governance education programs that could be presented and discussed at board meetings.
Trustee Foundations provides hospitals with access to timely and relevant governance education programs when they are needed – any time, any day. To review the program topics and descriptions, use the Trustee Foundations link on the IHA home page. Then select the programs to be purchased and check out.
From there, a self-running PowerPoint with audio can be downloaded along with a detailed BoardBrief handout, questions for board discussion and other supporting materials. Each program is 19 to 26 minutes in length.
An initial curriculum of 14 programs is available now and new programs will be added monthly. The programs fall into three general topic areas:
“Boardroom Basics” programs explore the fundamental roles and responsibilities of hospital boards and individual trustees. Specific topics include fiduciary responsibility, mission integration, strategic planning and dealing with conflict of interest.
“Governance Insights” programs provide information on current and emerging issues and topics that influence and impact organizational success. These presentations cover current topical issues like health care unionization, billing and collections practices and the revised IRS Form 990.
“Leadership Perspectives” programs provide unique perspectives on leadership issues and challenges that boards need to understand. Examples include governance “never events” that can damage leadership and how to conduct a governance self assessment.
Questions regarding Trustee Foundations programs may be directed to Art Spies at IHA.
