When your hospital initiates an external peer review, determine at that time what you are going to do with the results. To ensure objectivity, you can't make this determination once the results are in. Your EPR policy should specify the multispecialty committee (e.g., credentials committee,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 14
It is hard to stop people from simply dropping by to discuss problems or to chat. No one can expect to eliminate all interruptions, and medical staff leaders do need to interact with people to know what's going on. However, there are techniques leaders can use to control these interruptions.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 13
MEC members and other medical staff leaders are required to encourage and participate in quality improvement (QI) activities in their healthcare organizations.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 13
A physician conduct policy establishes clear expectations to which all medical staff members must adhere. Keep the following in mind when developing such expectations:
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 11
An important support system and core process for the medical staff is communication. Effective communicate can promote a sense of ownership and participation among the large body of physicians who spend only a small portion of their time at the hospital.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 11
Sometimes it is not truly the group that makes the decision, but rather a few dominant individuals who monopolize the discussion and leave no room for less aggressive meting attendees to speak. Those who are hesitant to voice their opinion might need encouragement, and a participatory-style...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 9
In August, Paul Levy, CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), in Boston, began writing an Internet Web log ("blog") called "Running a Hospital." Recently, Levy has received a mixture of praise and criticism for publishing hospital infection rates on his blog.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 5
Assessments of physicians' competence should incorporate peer review based upon realistic performance standards, meaningful practice outcomes, and systems-based quality, writes a Canadian physician in the New England Journal of Medicine.
