The process of a hearing following the medical executive committee’s (MEC) recommendation is an important right that must be spelled out in the...Read More »
Does your organized medical staff structure help or hinder the strategic development and mutual success of physicians and the hospital? A...Read More »
The CEO of Bristol (Tennessee) Regional Medical Center was asked to step down after health system officials learned he took part in a surgical...Read More »
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...Read More »
Suspensions are an important tool that medical staffs can utilize for several reasons. First, suspensions explain the circumstances under which...Read More »
Turnaround times are critical. Everybody wants to know: Where is the information? What’s the hang-up in the process? Being able to definitively...Read More »
The following figure provides some examples of physician indicators of performance that apply to the ambulatory setting. The Six General Competencies adapted from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) joint...
Healthcare organizations have become increasingly complex. In past decades, most organizations provided patient care within the walls of the...Read More »
