If you are a medical staff leader, you may think that following up with others after an MEC meeting is not your job. You may not write follow-up letters (you might sign them, but not write them!) and it is undoubtedly not your responsibility to write the minutes, etc. However, as a medical staff...
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has recently settled with Dennis Burke, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who was fired in 2015 for allegedly violating patient confidentiality. Burke shared information with the Boston Globe Spotlight team that shed light on the hospital’s practice of scheduling...
Over time, it has become common for many medical staff governance decisions to set precedents for the future. Although not required by any regulatory, licensing, or accreditation body, these decisions have become de facto truths for many medical staffs around the country. For this reason,...
Precisely at the time that hospitals need engaged medical staff leaders, physician interest in undertaking these endeavors is rapidly waning. In many hospitals, there are simply too few incentives, too little personal satisfaction, and not enough additional time and money to be made to readily...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 11
Over the past seven years, there have been several nationwide efforts to address physician burnout, which has been linked to physician involvement in patient safety incidents, unprofessionalism, and lower patient satisfaction. The efforts to curb physician burnout have included AMA conferences...
At least one-third of U.S. clinicians experience burnout, often caused by lengthy work hours, technologies and documentation requirements, insufficient resources, and an inability to find a healthy work-life balance. A new report from the National Academy of Medicine outlines six strategies...
