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An Empirical Taxonomy of Hospital Governing Board Roles
dc.contributor.authorLee, Shoou-Yih Danielen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlexander, Jeffrey A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWang, Virginiaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMargolin, Frances S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCombes, John R.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T22:38:56Z
dc.date.available2010-06-01T22:38:56Z
dc.date.issued2008-08en_US
dc.identifier.citationLee, Shoou-Yih D.; Alexander, Jeffrey A.; Wang, Virginia; Margolin, Frances S.; Combes, John R. (2008). "An Empirical Taxonomy of Hospital Governing Board Roles." Health Services Research 43(4): 1223-1243. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/75623>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0017-9124en_US
dc.identifier.issn1475-6773en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/75623
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dc.description.abstractTo develop a taxonomy of governing board roles in U.S. hospitals. Data Sources . 2005 AHA Hospital Governance Survey, 2004 AHA Annual Survey of Hospitals, and Area Resource File. Study Design . A governing board taxonomy was developed using cluster analysis. Results were validated and reviewed by industry experts. Differences in hospital and environmental characteristics across clusters were examined. Data Extraction Methods . One-thousand three-hundred thirty-four hospitals with complete information on the study variables were included in the analysis. Principal Findings . Five distinct clusters of hospital governing boards were identified. Statistical tests showed that the five clusters had high internal reliability and high internal validity. Statistically significant differences in hospital and environmental conditions were found among clusters. Conclusions . The developed taxonomy provides policy makers, health care executives, and researchers a useful way to describe and understand hospital governing board roles. The taxonomy may also facilitate valid and systematic assessment of governance performance. Further, the taxonomy could be used as a framework for governing boards themselves to identify areas for improvement and direction for change.en_US
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dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Incen_US
dc.rights© 2008 Health Research and Educational Trusten_US
dc.subject.otherU.S. Hospitalsen_US
dc.subject.otherGoverning Boardsen_US
dc.subject.otherTaxonomyen_US
dc.titleAn Empirical Taxonomy of Hospital Governing Board Rolesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPublic Healthen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumDepartment of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI ,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherDepartment of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1101 McGavran-Greenberg Hall (CB# 7411), Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7411 ,en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherDepartment of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NCen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherHealth Research and Educational Trust, Chicago, ILen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherCenter for Healthcare Governance, Chicago, ILen_US
dc.identifier.pmid18355260en_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/75623/1/j.1475-6773.2008.00835.x.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00835.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceHealth Services Researchen_US
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