Board Work

Struggling to redefine themselves, health care organizations are in a critical stage of transformation that demands a new form of leadership. Board Work issues a wake-up call to the nation's twenty thousand health care organization boards and lays out a visionary and detailed road map to help them successfully confront the challenges of the U.S. health care marketplace. Written by Dennis Pointer and James Orlikoff, two of the most experienced and highly regarded governance consultants in the country, Board Work presents a practical model focusing on those factors that most affect board performance. Rich with prescriptive information, practical ideas, assessment tools, and examples, their book provides the expert coaching boards need to do their best work and add value to their organizations. Based on the authors' forty years of combined experience, this eye-opening book arms boards with tools and techniques to significantly enhance their performance and contributions. Pointer and Orlikoff forward concrete recommendations for implementing benchmark governance systems and practices, creating the essential guide for those who want to make a real difference on behalf of communities they serve. Turn Your Board into a Dynamic Resource for Increased Competitive Advantage Board Work provides health care board members, board chairs, and CEOs with a host of practical and actionable ideas to increase board performance and really add value to their organizations. This is the best book on health care organization governance I have ever read.— Stephen M. Shortell, Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley The strategic edge, effective governance . . . Pointer and Orlikoff have written a book that is a 'must read' for those managing and governing in today's complex health care environment.— David L. Bernd, CEO, Sentara Health System The partnership of