title: Effective boards: working smarter to meet the challenge.
abstract: The responsibilities that boards must shoulder these days weigh a lot more heavily than they used to. But what are trustees doing about them? Here's some advice on what you should be doing and how you can do it.
authors.affiliation: Accord Limited, Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Kazemek
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Knecht
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Westfall
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006075:Governing Board / Q000592:standards*; D006752:Hospital Planning; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007857:Leadership; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014341:Trustees / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States