Getting to Great: Principles of Health Care Organization Governance

By Dennis D. Pointer and James E. Orlikoff

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787961213
• ISBN13: 9780787961213
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"