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Advent of  "Care Systems" Means Governance Must Also Transform

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Edited By

AHA Center for
Healthcare Governance
Mary Totten
Barry S. Bader
President, Bader & Associates

The best boards are always engaged in self-examination, retaining the best of their 'DNA' but continuously adapting to a new environment. The fittest always survive, in nature
and in governance.

From "Advent of 'Care Systems' Means Governance Must Also Transform" in the Spring 2013 issue of Great Boards

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