In hospitals all across the country, the board of trustees is fiscally responsible for the financial wellbeing of the organization.
The governing board is also ultimately responsible for the credentialing and privileging of all practitioners in the organization and for monitoring the quality of care these practitioners provide. However, because the board lacks the expertise to credential and privilege and monitor the quality of care, these tasks are often delegated to the organized medical staff. Unfortunately, some medical staffs and boards do not have a good working relationship.