Self-Study, Governance and Strategy course

Governance and Strategy course

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	Governance and Strategy course Order No.: WWW1-2089 Governance and Strategy course This course covers the essentials of governance and strategic decision making in high-performance organizations. You will learn how: The governing board conducts its own continuous improvement and meets Sarbanes-Oxley standards The senior management team supports the governing board The long-range financial plan is constructed and used to guide strategic decisions Healthcare organizations provide important community benefits beyond acute care Markets are identified, analyzed, and captured Courses in this series include access to an online message board. Interact with the authors and your colleagues about the issues covered in these courses.

	Excellent Care course Order No.: WWW1-2090 Learn the strategies for providing excellent care, delighting patients, and satisfying doctors and nurses. Learn how to: Use evidence-based patient care to improve quality and motivate clinicians Build effective relationships with and among the medical staff and nurses Attain magnet-level nursing performance and eliminate nurse shortages Organize diagnostic and treatment services to meet patient and caregiver needs Courses in this series include access to an online message board. Interact with the authors and your colleagues about the issues covered in these courses.

	Excellent Support course Order No.: WWW1-2091 Excellent Support course Learn how to provide seamless non-clinical support—including information and supplies—to your work teams. Learn how to: Use performance measurement as a foundation for continuous improvement Build a learning organization where performance improvement teams translate opportunities to real gains Improve clinical and plant services to delight patients and other customers Systematically evaluate new program and equipment opportunities Courses in this series include access to an online message board. Interact with the authors and your colleagues about the issues covered in these courses.

	Mastering Leadership course Order No.: WWW1-2088 Learn how high-performing healthcare organizations establish their culture, governance structure, and operating structure. Learn these fundamentals of healthcare management: Using your organization's mission, vision, and values to meet stakeholder needs Understanding the governing board and how it operates Relating to and empowering your staff and colleagues Building accountability and promoting continuous improvement Courses in this series include access to an online message board. Interact with the authors and your colleagues about the issues covered in these courses.

	Book needed to complete course(s): The Well-Managed Healthcare Organization, Sixth Edition (Order No. WWW1-2063)

Prices: Affiliates—$360 per course; nonaffiliates—$450 per course. The corresponding book is 20% off when purchased with a course. Postage and handling fees will be added.

About the author(s): John R. Griffith, MBA, FACHE, is the Andrew Pattullo Collegiate Professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, The University of Michigan. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the University of Chicago, he was director of the program and Bureau of Hospital Administration at The University of Michigan from 1970 to 1982 and chair of his department from 1987 to 1991. Professor Griffith has been at Michigan since 1960. He is an educator of graduate students and practicing healthcare executives. He has served as chair of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) and as a commissioner for the Accrediting Commission on Education in Health Services Administration

Kenneth R. White, PhD, FACHE, is a Cardwell professor and director of the graduate program in health administration at the Medical College of Virginia Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Dr. White received a PhD in health services organization and research from VCU, a MPH. in health administration from the University of Oklahoma, and a MS in nursing from VCU. Dr. White has extensive experience in hospital administration and consulting, particularly in the areas of leadership development, marketing, medical staff development, operations management, and facility planning and design.

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