GOVERNING HEALTH

Corporate Governance Resources for the General Counsel

In today’s economic and regulatory environment, healthcare corporations and their leadership face a host of legal and reputational challenges that must be addressed strategically and proactively. The Governing Health thought leadership series, delivered by McDermott governance partner Michael W. Peregrine, provides engaging, issue-based resources on the risk areas corporations face and how the general counsel’s office and the board can address them.

Supporting the Health Care Board’s Expanded Oversight Responsibilities: A Challenge for the General Counsel

One of the most significant, yet discreet, governance developments of the pandemic era has been the expansion of corporate directors’ oversight obligations. While fundamentally grounded in the events of the COVID-19 crisis, this expansion is ultimately more the byproduct of evolving third-party expectations that directors be attentive to a larger universe of issues than before. And it’s a notable shift, that will significantly impact on how directors perform their duty of care in the future.

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KEY AGENDA ITEMS FOR BOARD COMMITTEES, THIRD EDITION: SUPPORTING COMMITTEE EFFECTIVENESS IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT

In this latest edition, we’re focusing on the unique and special issues committees should include in their 2022 agenda, especially those that are driven by the events of the last two years.

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THE GOVERNING HEALTH PODCAST

In today’s economic and regulatory environment, healthcare corporations and their leadership face a host of legal and reputational challenges that must be addressed strategically and proactively. The Governing Health thought leadership series, delivered by McDermott governance partner Michael W. Peregrine, provides engaging, issue-based resources on the risk areas corporations face and how the general counsel’s office and the board can address them.

Governing Health Podcast · Tired of Being Your Hero: Reimagining the Post-Pandemic Healthcare Industry

TIRED OF BEING YOUR HERO: REIMAGINING THE POST-PANDEMIC HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY

With healthcare professionals leaving the industry in the name of burnout, stress, safety, moral harm, and even personal freedom, the healthcare industry is facing one of the biggest unintended consequences of the pandemic — “tired of being your hero” syndrome. A passive governance approach to caring for caregivers simply won’t work anymore. To review what board members need to do to be engaged in the face of these issues, as well as their governance implications, Michael Peregrine is joined by David Jarrard of Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, and Audrey Murphy, Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Legal Officer and Chief Officer team member for Health and Safety at Hackensack Meridian Health. Together, they discuss how board leaders can address the growing crisis in the healthcare provider community.

Governing Health Podcast · Board Dialogue - Ep. 3: Overcoming the Board’s Post-Pandemic “Languishing”

BOARD DIALOGUE – EP. 3: OVERCOMING THE BOARD’S POST-PANDEMIC “LANGUISHING”

On this episode – the third in our new Governing Health special edition series – Ken Kaufman, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Kaufman Hall and Michael Peregrine discuss the board’s top post-pandemic governance challenges.

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Leading Board Compliance Oversight Developments

HEALTHCARE BOARD COVID-19 OVERSIGHT CHECKLIST

Leading Board Corporate Governance Developments

Advising the Board of Directors on its “Omicron Moment”