Schedule monthly meetings to improve communication

Establishing regular lines of communication between hospital and medical staff leaders can go far in generating trust and fostering communication. For example, meeting monthly to talk informally can help drive out fear and suspicion and prevent conflicts. Hospital leaders should use this meeting to get feedback on what the medical staff thinks about certain ideas, their viewpoints on hospital issues, and their grievances. Medical staff leaders should get the hospital's position on medical staff issues, their reasoning behind hospital decisions, and other problems. Such a meeting can help enhance openness and support between the hospital and the medical staff.