BOARD GOVERNANCE POLICIES VARY

Hospital boards’ conflict-of-interest policies, diversity, equity and inclusion, and competency assessments vary significantly.
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ASSESSING CONFLICTS

Fewer subsidiary hospitals had an independent-review component to board members' potential conflicts of interest in 2021 according to a measure* tracking the adoption of the process.

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DEI REMAINS LOW AMONG HOSPITAL BOARDS

Fewer than two-thirds of hospital boards had an ethnic minority serving on their board in 2021.

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* Governance Institute measure: 1 = have not adopted and do not intend to adopt the process; 2 = have not adopted the process but are considering it; 3 = currently have adopted the process.

BOARD COMPETENCY SCREENINGS LAG

Hospital leaders were asked whether their boards were screened with a set of questions regarding knowledge, skill and behavioral competencies.

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* Not asked in 2011 or 2014.


Source: The Governance Institute 2021 Biennial Survey, sample size of _x0003_389 not-for-profit health system executives surveyed in 2021; American Hospital Association’s National Health Care Governance Survey Report, 2019

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