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American College of Healthcare Executives 2000 James A. Hamilton book of the year awardWritten by Dennis Pointer and James Orlikoff, two of the most experienced and highly regarded governance consultants in thecountry, Board Work presents a practical model focusing on those factors that most affect board performance. Rich withprescriptive information, practical ideas, assessment tools, and examples, Pointer and Orlikoff provide the expert coaching boardsneed to do their best work and add value to their organizations.Based on the authors' forty years of combined experience, thiseye-opening book arms boards with tools and techniques tosignificantly enhance their performance and contributions. Pointer and Orlikoff forward concrete recommendations for implementing benchmark governance systems and practices, creating the essentialguide for those who want to make a real difference on behalf of communities they serve."This is the best book on health care organization governanceI have ever read."--Stephen Shortell, Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley

While boards acknowledge they bear ultimate responsibility and accountability for their organizations' affairs, governance quality is often far from optimal. The High- Performance Board offers pragmatic and candid advice about what your board must do to maximize performance and contributions. The authors provide sixty-four principles designed to help your board achieve peak performance. They describe every principle in detail and present best practices and practical applications for each one. Each section of the book concludes with a board check-up-a set of questions that can be used to assess your board in light of the principles. A quick read for busy board members, this book is the ultimate board "drivers' manual."

The Trustee Handbook for Health Care Governance, Second Edition, is a completely revised and updated second edition of the classic resource that was created for health care executives and board members who must lead their organizations through the maze of complex and ongoing change. Written by James E. Orlikoff and Mary K. Totten--two experts in the field of health care leadership this hands--on guide shows health care leaders how to strengthen their foundations of governance. Step by step they reveal how boards can focus on the most important issues, gain access to vital information and practical tools, and create effective alliances with other leadership programs.

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.

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.

While boards acknowledge they bear ultimate responsibility and accountability for their organizations'' affairs, governance quality is often far from optimal. The High- Performance Board offers pragmatic and candid advice about what your board must do to maximize performance and contributions. The authors provide sixty-four principles designed to help your board achieve peak performance. They describe every principle in detail and present best practices and practical applications for each one. Each section of the book concludes with a board check-up-a set of questions that can be used to assess your board in light of the principles. A quick read for busy board members, this book is the ultimate board "drivers'' manual."