Designed for easy reference by people with busy schedules, this concise manual provides hospital board members and executives with practical guidance on how to become actively engaged in the transformation of their organization. It focuses on how the healthcare industry as a whole is transforming and stresses the importance of having board members who are able to provide leadership. The manual is ideal for orienting new board members and for providing experienced members with insight on key issues. It supplies questions to ask stakeholders that will facilitate engagement. Each chapter is organized around action steps designed to build organizational quality and facilitate change.