If you can get a good hospital board together, you can change the world. Trustees receive no pay and put in lots of time. They do it because they value a good hospital in the community. It is a pure motive from the heart.
If you can get a good hospital board together, you can change the world. Trustees receive no pay and put in lots of time. They do it because they value a good hospital in the community. It is a pure motive from the heart.

Good. Better. Best on Board!

Best on Board provides healthcare governance courses, nursing governance training, organization board training, us healthcare governance education, and testing & certification for healthcare board members. We enable trustees and healthcare leaders to gain the confidence and competence needed to make better, more informed decisions. We want to help you govern more effectively on behalf of the communities you serve. Healthcare organizations have unique challenges and Best on Board specializes in helping their boards address this significant responsibility.

Clinical and executive leaders are encouraged to participate in Best on Board programs, healthcare governance certification, healthcare executive training, hospital board governance, and certification so that critical governance knowledge is shared throughout the top levels of organizations.

2019 News

Hospital District and Frontier Hospital Module

Mar 11, 2019
Best on Board has developed a new module that discusses Additional Considerations for Hospital Organizational Structure.  This module addresses considerations related to the formation of hospital districts and considerations when hospitals are located in frontier areas.  Individuals will learn the basics of forming and changing hospital districts, how hospital districts are governed and financed, and the key similarities and differences between hospital districts and private non-profit hospitals.  This module also provides insights about the organization of hospitals located in frontier areas by informing individuals about key regulatory variances for frontier hospitals and potential models of healthcare delivery in frontier areas.  This module will help hospital boards and leadership with understanding their roles and responsibilities as they relate to additional considerations for hospital organizational structure.

2018 News

Credits Available

Jan 2, 2018
Credits are available for Best on Board.  Completion of The Essentials of Healthcare Governance Module will award 6 credits and the Quality Imperative Module will award 3 credits.
-Montana Nursing Home Administrators
-Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation
-American College of Healthcare Executives - pre-approved ACHE Qualified Education credit for this program toward initial advancement, or recertification, of FACHE.  Participants in this program who wish to have the continuing education hours applied toward ACHE Qualified Education Credit must self-report their participation.  To self-report, participants should log into their MyACHE account and select ACHE Qualified Education Credit. 

2017 News

Partnering with Wyoming Hospital Association

Sep 1, 2017
We are pleased to partner with Wyoming Hospital Association and offer Best on Board to all of their members' Boards. They have found value in Best on Board in the past and are committed to the education of their healthcare Trustees.

HOW BEST ON BOARD WORKS

Best on Board offers a rewarding and easy-to-use hospital board governance education and certification process that provides the essential, specialized knowledge and skills needed to govern this critical community resource. Our Montana healthcare governance training will provide you with all the skills to make the correct decisions for your organization in the future.

Best on Board offers its hospital board governance educational programs in an online format which includes quizzes and certification by Best on Board. Courses are content-rich, and engaging, and are designed with adult learning styles and needs in mind.

The online format can be adapted to a classroom setting with a facilitator.
Hospitals and healthcare organizations need knowledgeable, skilled and engaged boards to address the challenges that face them. To get the “best on board” they must not only seek those trustees who are the most knowledgeable and competent to serve, but also must be willing to support them in the ongoing learning and development so essential to true hospital board governance.
With the additional benefit of certification (credentialing) as a trustee, this course is a must. I recommend it highly.

Courses

Best on Board’s Essentials of Healthcare Governance course series strengthens the ability of current and prospective trustees and leaders to serve on a healthcare organization governing board.

Best on Board also offers an advanced-level course series, The Quality Imperative, for participants who want to deepen their understanding of board responsibilities in this critical aspect of their organization's service.

Best on Board’s Organizational Structure Course is designed to outline the differences in governance and structure related to the formation of hospital districts and considerations when hospitals are located in frontier areas. Individuals will learn the basics of forming and changing hospital districts, how hospital districts are governed and financed, and the key similarities and differences between hospital districts and private non-profit hospitals.
With the additional benefit of certification (credentialing) as a trustee, this course is a must. I recommend it highly.

MISSION & VISION

Best on Board’s Vision is to increase the confidence and competence of healthcare trustees through hospital board education, testing, and certification.

Best on Board’s Mission is to increase the quality of healthcare governance through:
Designing and delivering comprehensive governance education
Partnering with hospital/healthcare associations to deliver education, testing and certification to their members
Partnering with other organizations with a commitment to improving healthcare governance
Assisting with identifying incentives to help healthcare organizations with the cost of trustee certification

Insight

Because nurses have the most contact with patients, families and physicians, nurses have in-depth knowledge of healthcare delivery that could prove valuable to a board of trustees on relevant issues. Best on Board provides crucial nursing governance training that is valuable for all skills and knowledge.