Strong, but not dictatorial, leadership is a key to encouraging open discussion and participation during any type of meeting. The chair must manage the group and the meeting, he or she needs to set rules and announce them to the group before the discussion starts. For example:
Set time...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 39
Dear medical staff leader:
The primary function of a medical staff leader is to help other fellow physicians be the best physicians they can be. However, to achieve this goal, a strong medical staff culture needs to be collegial, respectful, and professional.
In this culture,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 39
Hospitals may already have the resources necessary for an effective in-house medical staff leadership development and training program. Other institutions may need to collaborate with outside experts or send new leaders to conference seminars and other training programs. The key to a successful...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 38
When a physician experiences burnout, he or she often chooses to deal with the problem in private. Some leave the medical field seeking a different career path, whereas others choose to take a break from practicing medicine to regroup.
After that extended break is over, many physicians...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 38
What is the role of a panel member during a fair hearing?
Panel members are required to listen, ask questions when necessary for clarification, and work with other panel members to reach a rational and fair conclusion. Generally, panel members are expected to hear the evidence against the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 38
Dear medical staff leader:
In the early 1980’s the medical community increased its efforts to limit the practice of incompetent practitioners through the implementation of professional peer review and credentialing procedures for practitioners with or trying to obtain hospital membership...
