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 · Board Engagement on Emerging Patient Care and Safety, Finance and Workforce Issues

BOARD ENGAGEMENT ON EMERGING PATIENT CARE AND SAFETY, FINANCE AND WORKFORCE ISSUES

Ongoing COVID-19 and related patient care concerns are competing with unexpected financial and economic, and workforce, challenges for room on the boardroom agenda. Hospital and health system boards must find time to accommodate these and other emerging oversight issues within the context of an already-crowded governance docket. Diligent director preparation and fulsome management support, along with disciplined leadership from the board chair and CEO, will well position the board to satisfy these expanded oversight duties.

Governing Health Podcast · Board Dialogue - Ep. 4: Addressing Current Social and Economic Issues

BOARD DIALOGUE – EP. 4: ADDRESSING CURRENT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES

On this episode – the fourth in our new Governing Health special edition series – Ken Kaufman, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Kaufman Hall and Michael Peregrine discuss the key topics that should be receiving board attention in the near term.

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