title: Trustee workbook 2. Best practices in governance: what makes great boards great.
abstract: Leading-edge health care boards are preparing for a new era of governance accountability by making sure they are meeting both established and emerging standards for good governance. Yet, "meeting the standards" is not the same as adopting best practices and striving for continuous governance improvement. Good, effective governance is not the same as great governance.
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Orlikoff
authors.forename: Mary K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Totten
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006075:Governing Board / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006752:Hospital Planning / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D007587:Job Description; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D012941:Social Responsibility; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States