Strengthen board performance
Expert-led education, peer insight, and data-informed perspectives to help boards guide strategy and improve organizational performance.
Empower your board to drive performance
Healthcare leaders are operating in a more complex environment, from shifting reimbursement to workforce pressure and rising expectations for performance. Boards need more than oversight. They need access to timely insight and relevant peer perspective to guide decisions with confidence.
We bring together your organizational context with national data, expert guidance, and peer input to help boards make informed, strategic decisions.
Peer collaboration
Learn from your peers
Connect with healthcare executives and trustees across the country to share perspective, discuss emerging challenges, and learn from proven approaches.
Peer exchange expands what boards can see and apply. By learning from organizations facing similar issues, trustees gain practical insight that supports more informed strategic decisions.
Expert-designed curriculum
Focus on the decisions that matter most
Structured education focuses on priority topics, with expert-led sessions designed to support discussion, scenario planning, and decision-making.
Ongoing access to subject matter experts helps boards stay current on key issues and apply relevant insight in real time.
Customized board experiences
Support your board’s specific priorities
Tailored coaching, consulting, and retreat design align board development to your organization’s strategic priorities.
These experiences help translate strategy into focused board engagement, supporting more consistent and effective governance.
What's included
Support for more effective governance
Access to the governance summits
Up to three attendees join an annual summit featuring expert perspectives and peer discussion with healthcare executives and trustees.
Ongoing virtual education
Quarterly expert-led sessions and coaching calls keep boards informed on emerging issues and evolving industry dynamics.
Curated insights and resources
Access a library of governance-focused resources and data-informed insights to support more informed board discussions and decisions.
Targeted governance support
Assess board effectiveness and align development through tailored guidance, including action planning, coaching, and retreat support.
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Strengthen your board’s effectiveness
Connect with our team to see how the Governance Academy helps boards make more informed decisions and support organizational performance.
Frequently asked questions
Program details, structure, and what to expect from Governance Academy.
Vizient leverages our national network and expertise to build a strong community of learning, harnessing Vizient’s networking platform and integrating your organizational health and performance data to enhance a more customized user experience.
The subscription is $18,000 per organizational board per year.
- Without a subscription, pricing for the in-person Vizient Governance Summit is $3,000 per person.
- 3 attendees are included addmission for Vizient Governance Summit within the program fee, additional attendees can attend for $2,500 per person.
The program includes:
- Participation in a national trustee and CEO learning network to build and develop governance skills
- Three individuals to attend one of the in-person Vizient Trustee Summits, with preferred pricing for additional attendees
- Access to quarterly virtual expert-led content and coaching calls
- Assessment and action plan to enhance board effectiveness
- Curriculum incorporating problem-solving and scenario planning around priority emerging governance topics
- Digital resources curated by experts
- Access to custom coaching, consulting and retreat design. Additional fees for these services are scoped on individual organizational needs