Build a strong foundation for new trustee success.
Trustee succession is not finished with the appointment of a new board member. Trustees assume fiduciary responsibility for the board’s leadership and decisions from day one, yet many are new to healthcare and lack the knowledge and understanding needed to meaningfully engage in board deliberations and decisions. A strong orientation program is one of the best tools the board has for early and productive engagement of new board members.
OrientWell™ includes a comprehensive, customizable governance manual that will help to ensure your board has a foundation for governing success. The governance manual builds understanding and knowledge of:
- The hospital or health system, including its mission, governance and management, facilities, operations, and key issues
- Trustee roles and responsibilities
- The expectations of trustees
- Governance accountabilities
- Health care issues and trends
- Other information relevant to building high-performance governance
orientWell Materials
The customizable model governance manual is comprised of seven sections:
- A quick-start orientation
- A section for hospitals to complete with facts and information about their hospital
- An overview of basic health care information hospital trustees must understand, including an overview of regulatory basics and payment structures
- An overview of the leadership roles within the organization
- The board’s governance operations in key areas such as the board’s fiduciary duty, strategic planning, confidentiality and more
- A section for hospitals to complete with information about association memberships
- Appendix placeholders for organizations to insert their sample meeting schedule, bylaws, committee charters, strategic plan, and liability insurance information