title: Setting a good example. Sarbanes-Oxley Act survives legal challenge from Scrushy, and healthcare executives are paying heed to its governance message.
abstract: While Richard Scrushy tried to convince a judge that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was unconstitutional, other healthcare executives have embraced it as an archetype for governance at not-for-profits. "You don't have to build a car, you just have to go to a mechanic to adjust the car," Richard Kusserow, left, says.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barr
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D005375:Financial Audit / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D006075:Governing Board / Q000592:standards; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics*; D011640:Public Policy; D014481:United States