When addressing disruptive physician behavior, organizations must understand an often confusing phrase: zero tolerance. Many medical staffs are adopting a zero-tolerance policy with regard to disruptive behavior, but some hospitals are confused about what exactly zero tolerance entails. This...
The process of a hearing following the medical executive committee’s (MEC) recommendation is an important right that must be spelled out in the bylaws. The hearing process will be explored in depth in four separate installments. This month, we will examine the initiation and notice of a fair...
Does your organized medical staff structure help or hinder the strategic development and mutual success of physicians and the hospital? A comprehensive medical staff development plan is incomplete without an analysis of the effectiveness of your medical staff structure and processes. The...
The CEO of Bristol (Tennessee) Regional Medical Center was asked to step down after health system officials learned he took part in a surgical procedure at the hospital.
Greg Neal, former CEO of Bristol and president of Ballad Health’s northeast market, admitted that he made the initial...
One of the key committees for many medical staffs is the peer review committee. This may either be a single committee for the entire medical staff whose members are appointed by the medical staff president, or several departmental committees whose members are appointed by either the medical...
