Jane Adel is back...and better?

Although dealing with a disruptive physician on your medical staff is not a pleasant experience, there are usually policies, bylaws, and other guidance you can use throughout the process. Physician leaders can feel comfortable knowing that they are following the guidelines and processes that were set in place by the medical staff/organization.

But what about the physician who has recently joined your medical staff, whom you know was a disruptive doctor at his or her previous organization, but seems to have changed and hasn’t caused an issue yet at your facility? What is the process for dealing with this physician? You will be hard-pressed to find a policy on “Physicians Who Have Not Given You Reason to Question Them, But Have a Questionable Past.”

This issue is one of the highlights of the 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium. For those of you who attended the 2015 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium, you will recall fictitious physician Jane Adel, who caused many issues at a hospital in Las Vegas and was eventually kicked off of the medical staff after failing to change her disruptive ways. This year, Jane has joined a new medical staff in Orlando. After careful consideration, the hospital in Orlando agrees to appoint her to the medical staff. But should the care surrounding Dr. Adel stop there? Should her initial FPPE be different than other physicians? Should she have to meet regularly with the Physician Health Committee?

Along with videos showing how the medical staff works through these issues, they will also be rolled into individual sessions and discussed throughout the Symposium to answer all of the questions you have about dealing with your organization’s Jane Adel.

For more information about the 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium, click here.