Corporate Governance at an award winning healthcare provider

Key aspects of corporate governance at the Henry Ford Health System (HFHS), a US health provider and winner of the 2011 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, were: 1) Accountability. The BOT provided oversight to HFHS and all System boards with defined, reserved powers. The BOT held the CEO accountable for HFHS performance and reviewed Senior Leader’s (SL’s) individual performance. The BOT and all boards completed a biennial self-evaluation. 2) Fiscal accountability. BOT Committees review...

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8.1.3 Develop and administer governance system
2.4.1 Design the organisational structure