Improving Board Effectiveness: Practical Lessons for Nonprofit Health Care Organizations (J-B AHA Press)

The Ins and Outs of Winning Boards

Cosponsored by the New England Healthcare Assembly

Strong boards--as partners to strong executives--can be the key to meeting the challenges of rapid change and scarce resources. The highly praised Improving Board Effectiveness highlights the six competencies of strong boards and offers the self-assessment tools and techniques required to transform your board into a competitive force.

THOMAS P. HOLLAND, is professor and director of the Kellogg Project on Effective Governance, University of Georgia, and holds an appointment as clinical professor in the department of psychiatry and health behavior, Medical College of Georgia. He is an established author whose work has appeared in the Harvard Business Review. ROGER A. RITVO, is dean and professor of health management and policy at the University of New Hampshire's School of Health and Human Services. A respected author and a consultant to many public and private organizations in the health, human services and corporate sectors, Ritvo has served on the board of NTL Institute. ANTHONY R. KOVNER, is professor of health policy and management at New York University and is a member of the Lutheran Medical Center of Brooklyn's board of trustees. A seasoned consultant in health care management, he is the author of many books and articles, including the American College of Healthcare Executives' Healthcare Article of the Year.