Dear medical staff leader:
Last month we talked about the actions that should trigger a fair hearing and appeal due process.
Let us now talk about and clearly state what actions should not trigger a fair hearing. In general, unless an adverse recommendation pertains to clinical...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 41
When concerns regarding a physician’s disruptive behavior arise, the medical staff leader’s first step is to validate any specific incidents. Turn to the data included on the physician performance report. Does the objective data show that the physician’s performance differs significantly from...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 40
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:
