title: Effective boards begin with effective board members.
abstract: Trustee performance evaluations have been around for a long time, but now they might actually be useful.
authors.affiliation: AHA, Center for Healthcare Governance. jcombes@aha.org
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Combes
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006075:Governing Board / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D014341:Trustees / Q000592:standards*