Governance vs Management

Assignment 1: Discussion Questions

Before beginning work on this discussion forum, please review the link “Doing Discussion Questions Right,” the expanded grading rubric for the forum, and any specific instructions for this topic.

Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the unit as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial postings. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. You can ask technical questions or respond generally to the overall experience. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language, even in criticism, to work toward the goal of positive progress. Cite sources in your responses to other classmates.

Review your lectures. Then:

• Research several hospitals of your choice and identify how many Board members are on the Board and their length of appointment.
• As Boards are prohibited from managing, discuss the major duty of a Board. By what mechanism does a board understand the status of the hospital financially and operationally?
• What did the Saberness-Oxley Act demand of Boards and why?
• What is D/O (Directors/Officers) insurance and why is it needed?

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your posting should be a minimum of 200 words in length.

Submit your posting to the Discussion Area below by Saturday, February 25, 2017. Be sure to use the lessons and vocabulary found in the reading.

Follow up posts need to be submitted by Wednesday, March 1, 2017.