There is now a heightened interest on the part of many Canadian healthcare boards in improving processes for assuring quality and safety. This interest has been driven by a number of reports and studies which have identified significant quality and safety issues and the need for greater attention to these by those who lead, including governing boards. Despite progress by some boards, there are ...

OBJECTIVE To develop a taxonomy of governing board roles in U.S. hospitals. DATA SOURCES 2005 AHA Hospital Governance Survey, 2004 AHA Annual Survey of Hospitals, and Area Resource File. STUDY DESIGN A governing board taxonomy was developed using cluster analysis. Results were validated and reviewed by industry experts. Differences in hospital and environmental characteristics across cluste...

Background: Existing evidence with regard to the indicators of board performance evaluation of the University demonstrated that a comprehensive review of literature is required. The aim of this article is to add to the literature on performance evaluation of the universities’ governing boards by providing a summary of literaturebased perspectives. Methodology: Systematic literature searches wer...

This article explores the nature of disciplinary decisions of health professional regulatory boards in response to commercial violations by licensees. Decisions of the Virginia Boards of Dentistry, Medicine and Optometry are analyzed to assess the extent to which disciplinary decisions appear to protect the economic interests of professionals versus the health, safety and welfare of the public....

Governing boards of healthcare organizations in Canada are accountable for the performance of their organization and provide oversight on their decisions. Traditionally, many healthcare boards have focused on finances and community relations and have deferred responsibility for quality of care to the medical or professional staff. This deferral reflects not only recognition of the expertise of ...

Nurses have knowledge about quality, safety, and the patient experience that is valuable to governing boards. In 2011, the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommended that nurses be prepared and enabled to lead change to advance health care. Five years after the recommendation, work toward this goal is still needed.
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ost organizations are governed by a board of directors. In fact, having a board is one of the legal requirements for incorporation. Many nonincorporated entities also have a governing board of some sort, such as a state university’s board of regents. Given the myriad boards in place today, it is reasonable to ask, why do they exist? What do they do? Can they be “improved”? These questions are a...