In light of the increased attention the IRS is paying to not-for-profit organizations, healthcare financial managers should stay alert to developments regarding: community benefit standard, executive compensation, corporate governance, transparency and form 990, political activity.

BACKGROUND Compensation related factors have been repeatedly associated with poor recovery following orthopaedic trauma. There is limited research into the factors associated with seeking financial compensation. Further understanding of these factors could facilitate injury recovery by purposeful compensation scheme design. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictors of seeking fina...

This article examines various corporate governance and compensation design issues that contribute to excessive executive compensation. It discusses numerous reform efforts to curb excessive executive pay. It provides some legal scholars’ comments on the “Say on Pay” bill and the SEC’s new compensation disclosure rules. In response to the global financial crisis, Congress passed the Emergency Ec...

Materials and methods A literature review was performed for selected indicators of benchmarking. This study used secondary data (financial statements) to identify industry standards for hospitals. Data on hospital expenditures of public hospitals were categorised into 5 groups (input mix), which included salary, compensation, drugs, material supply and other expenses. In addition, selected fina...

This study examines whether improvements in corporate governance lead to higher quality financial reporting. We use a regression discontinuity method to analyze the effect on financial reporting quality of shareholder-sponsored governance proposals that pass or fail by a small margin of votes in annual meetings. This empirical strategy allows us to overcome the endogeneity problem of governance...

This study examines whether stronger corporate governance leads to higher quality financial reporting. We use a regression discontinuity method to analyze the effect on financial reporting quality of shareholder-sponsored governance proposals that pass or fail by a small margin of votes in annual meetings. This empirical strategy allows us to overcome the endogeneity problem of governance mecha...

Financial compensation of women donating oocytes for reproductive or research purposes is justified on ethical grounds and should acknowledge the time, inconvenience, discomfort associated with screening, ovarian stimulation, oocyte retrieval, postretrieval recovery not vary according to planned use number quality retrieved. This document replaces same name published in 2016.

BACKGROUND Adverse events are commonly observed in all parts of health care and have been reported extensively following manual therapy, including chiropractic. The majority of reported adverse events following chiropractic care are mild, transitory and self-limiting. However, little is known about patient filed compensation claims related to the chiropractic consultation process. The aim of th...