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Fall 2009 HPI Governance Briefings

 

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Many thanks to
HPI's newest 2009 funder

St. Clair Hospital

 

HPI's Governance Briefings are open to trustees, healthcare executives and everyone interested in governance. Thanks to the generosity of Health Policy Institute's funders, there is no charge for briefings. 

HPI is authorized to award 1.5 hours of pre-approved Category II continuing education credit for this program toward advancement, or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives.  CME Credit also is available.  The Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences approves all briefings for category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award for physicians who serve on boards. October 30 briefing is approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 3.5 hours of substantive credit.

Briefings are open to everyone, but registration is required. For more information, please contact Samuel A. Friede, FACHE, Director, Governance Initiative at 412-624-6104. To register complete and email the form below; or FAX to 412-624-7747; phone 412.624.3608; or mail form to Health Policy Institute, University of Pittsburgh, GSPH, 130 DeSoto Street, A665 Crabtree Hall, Pittsburgh, PA  15261.


Friday, October 30, 2009
8 AM - 12:30 PM
Heinz History Center
Smallman Street
Pittsburgh

Special Governance Briefing (.pdf brochure)
Stellar Healthcare Boards: Striving for Excellent Governance

Emerging Best Practices and Certification
Mary Totten, President Totten & Associates and Director, Center for Healthcare Governance, will discuss:
° Status of best practices in health care governance
° Current examples of governance best practices
° Governance certification affect on best practices


Competency-Based Governance
Richard de Filippi, Chair-elect, American Hospital Association and Director, Cambridge Health Alliance, will discuss:
° Competency in the context of trustee behaviors
° The 4 domains of individual trustee competencies
° Competencies in board performance improvement

New Governance Education Requirements

The Massachusetts Experience
Fredi Shonkoff, Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations, Massachusetts Blue Cross Blue Shield, will discuss:
° Trustees’ quality and safety governance education
° BCBSMA’s governance incentive in hospital contracts
° MA hospitals: Audacious quality and safety goals

The New Jersey Experience
Sean Murphy, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Solaris Health System, NJ, will discuss:
° New Jersey: Legislating governance
° New Jersey: An anomaly or a vision of things to come
° Future trends in hospital and health system governance

Commentators:
Anne D. Mullaney, Trustee Jefferson Regional Medical Center, and Partner, Thorp Reed & Armstrong

Donald Fischer, MD, Senior Vice President, Health Services, Highmark Inc.

 

 

Friday, November 20
8-9:30 AM
PAA
(Pittsburgh Athletic Association)
Fifth Avenue
Oakland

 

Building and Keeping a Thriving Workforce:
The Board’s Role

James D. Bentley, PhD
Senior Vice President, Strategic Policy Planning
American Hospital Association

  • Baby-boomer employees, a critical resource, are beginning to retire from full-time work Hospitals and healthcare systems will be faced with a severe shortage of essential capabilities

  • Boards’ fiduciary responsibilities must include monitoring and responding to work force shifts

 




 

Registration for HPI Governance Briefings

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Please provide the following contact information:

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Organization

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FAX E-mail ACHE credential if applicable

Please identify any boards you serve on:

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Briefings are made possible through the generosity of leaders in Southwestern Pennsylvania’s health care community.

If you or your organization is interested in funding Health Policy Institute, please contact the Director of Development of the Graduate School of Public Health, Apryl Eshelman, at 412.624.5639 or eshelman@pitt.edu or HPI 412.624.6104.