In the coming months, hospitals around the country will undertake the annual task of selecting medical staff leaders-those individuals who will shape policies, make critical decisions affecting the governance of the hospital, and provide steady leadership to the medical staff.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 40
Dear medical staff leaders:
One of the major responsibilities of the medical staff is to monitor and improve physician performance. This means that from time to time we must meet individually with physicians to discuss their performance.
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
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
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...