NEW AG ACTION FOCUSES ON CHARITABLE PURPOSES -
New legal action by the Pennsylvania Attorney General against a prominent nonprofit health system is grounded in allegations of violation of charitable purposes.
The...more
3/12/2019
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College Football and Corporate Governance -
The recently released internal investigation report on the Ohio State football program provides an interesting window into the oversight of workforce culture issues involving...more
9/25/2018
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Executive Compensation Recoupment -
The most recent development in the prominent University of Louisville Foundation controversy is the release of an independent analysis suggesting that its senior executive leadership was...more
6/20/2018
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The most recent development in the prominent University of Louisville Foundation controversy is the release of an independent analysis suggesting that its senior executive leadership was “excessively compensated” between 2010...more
Unprecedented 2018 Board Challenges -
The health system board should be prepared to address an extraordinary number of significant, enterprise-level challenges that are expected to arise in 2018. These challenges will...more
12/12/2017
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Planning for a "Soft" Yates Repeal -
Forthcoming changes to the Department of Justice’s “Yates Memorandum” offer unanticipated legal compliance consequences for health systems that merit proactive consideration by the...more
The following developments from the past month offer guidance on corporate law and governance law as they may be applied to nonprofit health care organizations:
BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES -
In an...more
9/9/2016
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