Yale New Haven Hospital has developed a two-step assessment process for all clinicians who are at least 70 years old and seeking reappointment to...Read More »
Requests for leaves of absence have become more common in recent years, and it is important for medical staffs to have clear policies regarding...Read More »
The bedrock of the medical staff due process manual is a federal statute named the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA). As with...Read More »
Last week, Medscape released its annual Physician Compensation Report for 2020. The report’s data was collected prior to February 10, 2020 and...Read More »
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on the world, its citizens, and of course, the healthcare community. Many MSPs naturally have had their...Read More »
A powerful tool for managing physician performance is the physician performance pyramid that was developed by the late Howard Kirz, MD, at the Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound. Kirz for many years participated in teaching the “Managing Physician Performance in Organizations” course at the...
One of the most challenging problems faced by physician leaders is addressing the unprofessional behavior of a colleague. Why is it that the most...Read More »
This article was orginally published in November 2018 and discusses the different signs of burnout, depression, and risk of suicide. As many...Read More »
