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...Read More »
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has recently settled with Dennis Burke, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who was fired in 2015 for allegedly...Read More »
Over time, it has become common for many medical staff governance decisions to set precedents for the future. Although not required by any...Read More »
Precisely at the time that hospitals need engaged medical staff leaders, physician interest in undertaking these endeavors is rapidly waning. In...Read More »
Over the past seven years, there have been several nationwide efforts to address physician burnout, which has been linked to physician involvement...Read More »
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Although the peer review coordinator is involved throughout the case review process, the coordinator has the primary responsibility at the...Read More »
Granting a practitioner a leadership title does not make him or her a leader. However, an individual who is selected or elected to be a department...Read More »
Every year, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sets a specific quota regarding the number of opioid pills that drugmakers can produce in...Read More »
Hoping that education will help them keep their hospitals open, rural hospital executives and board members in Georgia are going back to school....Read More »