NQF - Hospital Governing Boards and Quality of Care

A Call to Responsibility
www.qualityforum.org/txcalltoresponsibilityFINAL-WEB02-15-05.pdf

It is well established that a hospital’s board of trustees has responsibility for the quality of clinical care provided in the institution(s) it governs. As follow-up to a March 2004 meeting, a "Call to Responsibility" was developed that calls on hospital governing boards to review their policies and practices to make sure that they are consistent with four principles fundamental to delivering quality healthcare.