Managing board relationships in tough times.
Scandals have dominated newspaper headlines, bringing corporate directors under increasing scrutiny. These issues continue to elicit public outrage about wrongdoing and ultimately resulted in standards for for-profit corporate board members through the enactment of the Sarbanes Oxley Act in 2002. Although all board members must address corporate responsibility issues, directors of health care organizations also have responsibilities unique to the health care industry that must be met in relation to corporate compliance requirements.
Commins
Kimberly
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Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, PSC, Troy, USA. kcommins@hallrender.com
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John
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