title: Echoing down from Wall St. Proposed new accounting standards could bring new guidelines for not-for-profits; conflicts between boards, CFOs could result. Merck, Allegheny, HBO & Co.
abstract: The cause of good governance in healthcare got a boost when President Bush lectured power brokers on Wall Street last week, saying he would aggressively pursue unscrupulous executives. The healthcare industry, which has been trying to scrub clean its own image, is no stranger to the kind of scandals plaguing other industries.
authors.forename: Mary Chris
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Jaklevic
authors.forename: Cinda
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morrissey
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting / Q000592:standards*; D004345:Drug Industry; D005375:Financial Audit; D005607:Fraud; D006075:Governing Board / Q000592:standards*; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D007449:Investments / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States