A committee of Kansas hospital trustees suggested the Kansas Hospital Association create online resources targeted specifically for Kansas hospital trustees. We hope these resources are helpful to you in your role as a hospital trustee. If you have topics you want us to cover, don't hesitate to let us know by contacting Cindy Samuelson at csamuelson@kha-net.org.
Governance Education On Demand
The Kansas Hospital Association in conjunction with The Walker Company Healthcare Consulting, LLC is now offering dozens of affordable and topical governance education programs that may be easily downloaded and used as needed. Just click on the Trustee Foundations logo.
Board of Trustees Governance Manual The Kansas Hospital Association’s Board of Trustees Governance Manual has been designed to make it easy for you to develop a governance manual customized to your hospital. The documents below are in Microsoft Word templates that enables you to quickly and easily add and delete content to customize the manual and appendix's to your organization’s unique needs.
Instruction Guide for Board of Trustees Governance Manual Board of Trustees Governance Manual Appendix A: Kansas Health Care Terms and Abbreviations Appendix B: Effective Grassroots Involvement Appendix C: Writing Effective Letters Appendix D: Elected Officials Contact Information Appendix E: False Claims Guidelines and Sample Policy Appendix F: Hospital Corporate Compliance Program Kansas Health Care Terms and Abbreviations - Second Edition We are pleased to provide members with our most recent resource specifically designed for hospital trustees/board members: Kansas Health Care Terms and Abbreviations, second edition. To order a printed version of this pocket-sized, 104-page booklet, please use an Order Form. Webinars and Education The Kansas Hospital Association will host quarterly Trustee Webinars from noon - 1 p.m. Mark your calendars for the annual Critical Issues Summit for Hospital Boards - August 27-28, 2009 in Wichita. IRS Form 990 - Q and A For the first time in 25 years, the IRS has issued a re-designed annual information return with numerous “new” questions that must be answered by hospitals and other tax-exempt organizations. Form 990 now consists of an 11-page “core form” and 16 related schedules, including Schedule H designed solely for tax-exempt hospitals. The new Form 990 must be completed for the 2008 tax year, although most of the hospital schedule is not required until the 2009 tax year. Legal counsel from the American Hospital Association has developed this document to address key questions that trustees will want to know about the New IRS Form 990. IHI Boards on Board How to Guide
Kansas Health Care Terms and Abbreviations - Second Edition We are pleased to provide members with our most recent resource specifically designed for hospital trustees/board members: Kansas Health Care Terms and Abbreviations, second edition. To order a printed version of this pocket-sized, 104-page booklet, please use an Order Form.
Webinars and Education The Kansas Hospital Association will host quarterly Trustee Webinars from noon - 1 p.m. Mark your calendars for the annual Critical Issues Summit for Hospital Boards - August 27-28, 2009 in Wichita.
IRS Form 990 - Q and A For the first time in 25 years, the IRS has issued a re-designed annual information return with numerous “new” questions that must be answered by hospitals and other tax-exempt organizations. Form 990 now consists of an 11-page “core form” and 16 related schedules, including Schedule H designed solely for tax-exempt hospitals. The new Form 990 must be completed for the 2008 tax year, although most of the hospital schedule is not required until the 2009 tax year. Legal counsel from the American Hospital Association has developed this document to address key questions that trustees will want to know about the New IRS Form 990.
IHI Boards on Board How to Guide
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