25 ideas for maximizing board effectiveness.

The ability to bring new board members up to speed quickly has always been a key determinant of board effectiveness. In today's marketplace, the challenge is even greater. You must prepare your entire board to navigate the rapidly changing healthcare landscape and to get out in front on challenges such as capitation, mergers and acquisitions, and integrated delivery systems. How can you make board education a successful, ongoing process, effectively delivering useful, current information in a scant amount of time? Healthcare Executive posed this question to a panel of practitioners and consultants, who offered the following 25 ways to maximize board effectiveness.