Directors' and officers' liability: a crisis in the making.
Concern is growing about the liability exposure faced by directors and officers of both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. To determine the seriousness of the liability problem and the steps necessary to correct it, a survey of leaders in corporate and not-for-profit organizations was conducted. Three hundred and fifty hospital CEOs responded; their answers point to a conviction that a crisis is brewing and that executives in the healthcare sector are in favor of Federal or state legislative measures to eliminate some of the causes of the problem.
D003625:Data Collection; D006075:Governing Board / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006270:Health Facility Administrators / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007351:Insurance, Liability; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States