John McDonald, MD, MSHM, CMQ, has served as the chief medical officer at Medical City North Hills (MCNH) in North Richland Hills, Texas, since April 2014. A board-certified pathologist, Dr. McDonald has also been medical director of the MCNH laboratory since 1991. Throughout his...
This week, the Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) is celebrating the 2018 CRC Contest winners. These professionals leverage their deep expertise across a broad range of medical staff services and leadership functions, have...
Hospitals and medical clinics are unique given the amount of personal information stored in their databanks. Despite the many technological safeguards put into place to protect patient information from getting into the wrong hands, a mistake as trivial as password sharing could still be...
Disruptive professional behavior—it’s an old problem that’s been receiving a lot of renewed attention. It seems as though news breaks every day about the alleged sexual misconduct of yet another prominent figure in Hollywood or Washington D.C. Sexual harassment is one specific branch in a larger...
“When we are tired, it’s hard to focus, and we become more apathetic. Unfortunately, when it comes to patient care, the consequences of this can be more serious.”
Many physicians lack the management training to be strong leaders. By creating a leadership pipeline, healthcare organizations can recruit early-career physicians and develop their skills so that they’ll be prepared for key leadership positions.
