Dennis D. Pointer & Associates

SITE MAP AND ORGANIZATION

Note: “drop-down” menus are accessible only from the top, not the bottom, of each web-page.

➜ Home Page ... welcome message; download pdf of Navigating the Boardroom – 40 maxims; ordering information for published version of the book from Second River Healthcare Press; selected book reviews

➜ About Denny ... Dennis Pointer’s biography and summaries of his governance books

➜ Navigation Aids ... Knowledgeware (“know-what" and "know-how") for healthcare organization boards/directors. Governing resources developed by Denny based on his 30 years of consulting, teaching, research and speaking experience

➜ Other Resources ... healthcare governance articles, reports and materials provided with permission or in the public domain
- [drop-down menu] Links to the best director-support websites

➜ Bookshelf ... essential readings for healthcare organization directors

➜ DDP&A Services ... governance programs offered by Dennis D. Pointer & Associates plus client listing and reviews
- [drop-down menu] Financial Fitness ... programs designed to improve the financial competencies of healthcare organization directors

➜ Mini-Blog ... site map/organization and announcements; postings about healthcare organization boards and directorship; governnace news
- [drop-down menu] MiniBlog archive ... past blog postings

➜ Contact Us ... how to connect with Dennis Pointer: voice telephone, fax, e-mail and “snail-mail”

MINIBLOG

➜ BoardFood is a multi-layered website chuck-full of stuff. At the go-live date it contained:

eight pages and three sub-pages (drop-down menus)
62 downloadable pdf files
47 hot links to other websites

I suggest you:

familiarize yourself with the site organization and map (above);
wander around the various pages and sub-pages to get a general feel for what’s available; and then
begin down-loading materials you find valuable.

Check this page occasionally, as I will post messages regarding new resources added to the site.

➜ An on-going feature of the Mini-Blog will be a one-stop and reasonably inclusive listing of up-coming governance development/educational programs; conferences you might consider attending to continue enhancing your director performance and contributions. The first announcements are posted below.

➜ Center For HealthCare Governance, American Hospital Association

June 26-27, 2008; Building Trustee Professionalism; Sacramento, California
September 14-17, 2008; Governing and Leading Healthcare Organizations; Boston, Massachusetts
November 10-11, 2008; Building Trustee Professionalism; Orlando, Florida
February 15-18, 2009; Governing and Leading Healthcare Organizations; Phoenix, Arizona
September 13-16, 2009; Governing and Leading Healthcare Organizations; White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

conference brochures and
registration material downloads:
click here ➜ www.americangovernance.com

➜ The Estes Park Institute

April 27 – May 1, 2008; Orlando, Florida
November 9-13, 2008; San Diego, California
December 7-11, 2008; Naples, Florida
January 18-22, 2009; Scottsdale, Arizona
February 22-27, 2009; Maui, Hawaii

conference brochures and
registration material downloads:
click here ➜ www.estespark.org

➜ The Governance Institute

May 18-21, 2008; Leadership Conference; Ashville, North Carolina
August 10-12, 2008; Governance Support Conference; San Diego, California
September 14-17, 2008; Leadership Conference; Colorado Springs, Colorado
October 19-22, 2008; Leadership Conference; White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
November 9-12, 2008; Leadership Conference; San Diego, California

conference brochures and
registration material downloads:
click here ➜ www.governanceinstitute.com

➜ The Institute for Healthcare Improvement

June 10-11, 2008; Delivering Safe and Optimal Care Through Effective Teamwork and Communication; San Diego, California
June 23-24, 2008; Achieving the Triple Aim – The Simultaneous Pursuit of Excellent Health, Ideal Care and Controlled Costs; Washington, DC
September 8-9, 2008; Engaging with Physicians in a Shared Quality Agenda; Boston, Massachusetts
December 8-11, 2008; National Forum on Quality Improvement in Healthcare; Nashville, Tennessee

conference brochures and
registration material downloads:
click here ➜ www.ihi.org

➜ Reinertsen/Orlikoff On-Line Quality Seminars
The Reinertsen Group is offering a series of seminars designed for healthcare directors, executives and physician leaders. They provide busy professionals ideas they need to improve quality and safety ... whether working in the boardroom, the executive suite or on medical staff. Employing innovative distance-learning technology, participants simultaneously log-on to a website (for video streaming) and dial into a telephone conference to participate in a 90 minute workshop. No need to suffer the hassles or expense of travel; you can attend from any location (a high speed internet connection is recommended). The seminars are conducted by James Reinertsen, MD and Jamie Orlikoff.

April 29, 2008; Never Events – Which is at Your Hospital?
May 22, 2008; In God We Trust, All Others Bring Data – How the Best Boards Use Data
June 10, 2008; Quality, Fraud and Enforcement – New Pressures on Hospital Boards and Leaders
June 24, 2008; Difficult Conversations – How The Best Boards Talk About the Right Things, At The Right Time, With the Right Players

for more information and
registration material downloads:
click here ➜ www.reinertsengroup.com