Organization, Management, and Liability of Health Care Institutions

Organization, Management, and Liability of Health Care Institutions

1. In the case, Stern v Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School for Deaconess & Missionaries, p 147 of your text, how would you summarize the duties of the board members based on the holding of this case?

2. As a chief executive officer or a board member of a not for profit hospital what measures would you put in place today to prevent a repeat of the activities that led to the lawsuit?

3. Would you want to serve as a Board of Director of a hospital? Why or Why not?

4. Why has the defense of “independent contractor” status declined in recent years?