Hospital board members play an important role in ensuring their organization meets legal, regulatory and ethical standards. This session will provide an overview of board responsibilities in compliance oversight, including key regulations and risk management techniques. Attendees will learn how to effectively ask the right questions, identify potential compliance risks and support leadership in maintaining transparency and integrity.
Registration Pricing
Member: $75
Non-Member: $125
Registration includes unlimited connections per registered facility.
Who should watch:
Hospital and health system board members, trustees, executive leaders, and governance professionals who are responsible for ensuring their organizations meet legal, regulatory, and ethical standards through effective compliance oversight and risk management.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the board’s legal and ethical responsibilities in overseeing compliance programs, including fiduciary duties and governance standards.
- Identify key federal and state regulations that impact hospital compliance, such as CMS Conditions of Participation, Joint Commission standards, and price transparency laws.
- Recognize common compliance risks and deficiencies and understand how to support leadership in addressing them effectively.
- Apply practical strategies for asking informed questions, reviewing compliance reports, and promoting accountability across departments.
- Understand the board’s role in fostering a culture of transparency and integrity, including collaboration with legal, audit, and quality improvement teams.
Continuing Education:
American College of Healthcare Executives
By attending the The Board’s Role in Compliance Oversight Webinar, offered by Texas Healthcare Trustees, participants may earn up to 1.0 ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.
Certified Healthcare Trustees and Leaders Education
The Texas Healthcare Trustees designates this continuing certified healthcare trustee and leader education activity for up to 1.0 contact hours. For more information about the CHTL program, please contact THT at 512-465-1015.
Speaker
Kenya Woodruff, J.D., Partner, Katten, Dallas
Kenya Woodruff is the National Chair of the Health Care Practice Group at Katten Muchin Rosenman and is in the Firm’s Dallas office. Her practice is dedicated to health care regulatory counsel and the design and execution of related merger, acquisition and joint venture strategic partnerships. She has more than 20 years of experience in health law, having served as a Compliance Officer and a Privacy Officer of a national publicly traded radiology services company and as Deputy General Counsel of Parkland Health and Hospital System. She was recognized in Best Lawyers in America as the Lawyer of the Year in healthcare (DFW) for 2024 and in Health Care 2019-2025; recognized in Chambers USA for “Healthcare” 2015–2024; featured in D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers” list for “Health Care Law,” 2014–2024; and in “Texas Super Lawyers in Healthcare Law” in 2014–2024. She received her J.D. from Duke University School of Law in 1999 and her B.A. in philosophy and political science from Emory University in 1996.