The recommended order is described and explained below. However, other designs are possible, and should be considered wihtin the framework of each board's needs. The purpose of this module is to introduce and set the stage for the course. It reviews the features of regionalization that determine how regional health authority boards operate and the environment in which they make decisions. The module also provides an overview of key concepts and issues in decision theory and practice introducing themes to be explored in greater detail in other modules.
Governance affects the organization's performance, especially over the long term.
The module reviews the role and authority of the board and its relationship to external and internal parts of the organization. It focuses on particular features that enable good governance, in particular, the special nature of information for governance. There are often competing, equally legitimate, demands for health care programming. Beign fair in allocating resources is important to board members of regional health authorities. The qualities of compassion and fairness are central to health care delivery.