case study
How Hospital Sisters Health System transformed their governance with BoardEffect
Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), a healthcare leader in Illinois and Wisconsin, needed a secure, efficient board management solution. Their outdated, cumbersome governance system wasn’t cutting it, and the need for improvement was clear.
The challenge: Unsecure and inefficient systems
HSHS’s governance relied on an antiquated homegrown system. Posting documents required navigating three websites, simple tasks like adding new board members were a hassle and preparing physical binders for meetings was labor-intensive, often taking two days. What’s more? The pandemic was shifting work to remote settings, highlighting the system’s cybersecurity limitations.
The solution: BoardEffect solidifies crisis resiliency
Enter BoardEffect. HSHS’s leadership, executive assistants and board members quickly saw the platform’s benefits when they faced a 15-day cyber incident that took down all their systems, BoardEffect stood strong. Despite the chaos, BoardEffect remained accessible and secure, allowing board members to retrieve crucial information and communicate confidentially.
Key features like enhanced security provided peace of mind throughout a crisis, while user-friendly navigation won over even the most resistant users.
The results: Unmatched security and streamlined operations
BoardEffect has transformed HSHS’s governance. Say goodbye to manual binder prep and distribution. Everything is now centralized and secure. Board books and agendas are compiled and shared online quickly, and secure messaging has replaced time-consuming oversight.
“BoardEffect has been a game-changer for us. Having everything in one place has made our board’s work so much easier and more efficient. During the cyber-incident, BoardEffect was secure and reliable. Knowing we could access it while everything else was down gave us a great sense of security.” – Dani Glascock, System Director of Governance
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“When looking for a board portal we reviewed several in the industry. BoardEffect met our functionality requirements equal to each of their competitors. Based on the function and price comparison BoardEffect was easily seen as the best solution. We have been pleased with our implementation and our ongoing support by BoardEffect. BoardEffect has a wide install base that gives them the experience to guide implementation decisions for best practice with their portal.”
Joyce Miller Evans
Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services
