Often, medical staff bylaws describe the processes for nominating, electing, and removing medical staff officers. However, bylaws often lack details new leaders need to know to hit the ground running or experienced leaders need to maintain optimal performance.
Last month, I explained that many medical staff leaders are still challenged in maintaining effective and relevant medical staff structures. This month’s column will explore three of the five facets of effective medical staffs: culture, collaboration, and communication. I...
Often, medical staffs throw new credentials committee members in with the sharks and hope that they know how to swim. These members are often left to figure out the details of their position on their own. This learn-as-...
The traditional self-governing medical staff is alive, and in many cases, necessary. Both regulatory standards and case law have made it clear that the medical staff is accountable to the governing body to oversee and manage the quality of medical care in the hospital...
About 60% of practicing physicians will experience burnout at some point in their careers, says Michael Krasner, MD, associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Rochester in New York.
As a medical staff leader or MSP, at some point during your career, you will inevitably find yourself standing in front of a crowd delivering a presentation. You may be presenting to only five board members or a crowd of 400. Either way, you should have the right tools in your belt if you want...