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Title: Practical Governance (ACHE Management Series)
Publisher: Health Administration Pr
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1567931472
ISBN 13: 9781567931471
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This book draws on the experiences of healthcare CEOs and board members to identify the basics of structuring an effective governing body and helping that body function in the best way possible. The book is composed of short chapters that range from conceptual issues to practical matters such as board structure.

The book also has especially helpful appendices including sample job descriptions, contracts, assesment tools, and a list of resources.

About the Author

J. Larry Tyler, FACHE, is president of Tyler & Company, an executive search firm headquartered in Atlanta, with offices in Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Charlotte. Mr. Tyler primarily conducts CEO searches for hospitals across the United States. He began his career in executive search in 1978 and has conducted over 125 CEO searches. In he was cited by his peers as one of the top search consultants in the United States in The New Career Makers by John Sibbald.

Errol L. Biggs, Ph.D., FACHE, is director, Center for Health Administration, and director, Programs in Health Administration, University of Colorado. Dr. Biggs� primary research and consulting activities include working with hospitals and medical group practices to improve governance of those organizations. He teaches governance in the graduate "on-campus" program and the Executive Program in Health Administration at the University of Colorado. Dr. Biggs has been involved in both the investor-owned and nonprofit hospital industry, having been the CEO for 12 years of large teaching hospitals.

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