THE IMPORTANCE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.

Due to numerous healthcare scandals over recent years, the principles of good organizational governance and the introduction of best practices have become increasingly important in the healthcare sector. The concept of governance is no longer a reserve of senior leadership teams. Indeed, every member and level of the organization is, to a certain extent, now influenced by these principles. Organizational governance dilemma are often complex, involve many stakeholder groups and rarely have a clear solution to solve the root of the problem. Despite the increased importance of governance in the healthcare sector, governance continues to play a very small role in healthcare administration and management education. This article presents a module plan setting out the means to empower healthcare managers and leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and to address organizational governance issues in healthcare organizations. One of the main objectives of this module is to understand how to make organizational governance more effective through the use of best practices at different levels of a healthcare organization and involving diverse stakeholder groups. Additional details are provided on the structure of the module, the assessment methods and the pedagogic approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]