Employed physicians as medical staff members

After questions were raised about Dr. Young's clinical competence, the medical staff services department (MSSD) was requested to gather any additional information about professional concerns. It was also time to gather data for her biennial reappointment. A request about any behavioral, documentation, or citizenship concerns was sent to human resources (HR). HR curtly replied that Dr. Young was a member of the medical staff; therefore, it was the MSSD's job to collect these metrics. The MSSD had assumed (incorrectly) that as a hospital employee, HR was collecting all this information on Dr. Young. So it is now reappointment time for a physician with clinical concerns and there is no objective data about performance in other areas.

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