title: Trustees in transition. Survey shows it's time for boards to get with the program--or get eaten by the competition.
abstract: National surveys of hospital and system trustees, conducted by the AHA and Ernst and Young LLP, show that boards are evolving dramatically. And those that aren't don't stand a chance in the leadership race for the 21st century.
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