The spectrum of leadership development ranges from the “here’s the gavel, the meeting is Tuesday” approach to obtaining a master’s degree in business administration, medical management, or healthcare administration. For most physicians, something in between these approaches is the most...
Most facilities are unlikely to be able to pull together the entire medical staff on any single issue, and a major change to the privileging process is even less likely to draw unanimous support. This is why changing to a criteria-based core privileging system requires the support of a medical...
Once upon a time, key medical staff leadership positions (officers, department chairs, credentials chair, peer review chair) were viewed as important voluntary positions to help the medical staff carry out its board designated responsibility to ensure the care provided primarily by individuals...
Peer review ensures that a hospital assesses the performance of individuals granted clinical privileges via the activities of its medical staff, and uses the results of such assessments to improve care. This week’s free resource is a sample form for documenting OPPE results from...
