Effective meeting management is the result of a skillful blending of diplomacy and proven management skills and techniques. For each meeting, physician leaders should be well prepared and identify reasonable objectives and emphasize the importance of the committee or department’s contributions...
A Massachusetts District Court (the “Court”) denied the motion to dismiss put forth by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Massachusetts General...Read More »
What is the best way to deal with disruptive behavior? Conduct the initial intervention when medical staff leadership has decided to proceed beyond just providing routine feedback. If you feel that the physician will refute the accusations, come armed with data. If the physician...
The AMA is calling for barriers “based on arbitrary thresholds” to be lifted for prescription opioids. The organization says that these barriers,...Read More »
When developing or fine-tuning a focused professional practice evaluation (FPPE) process, consider adopting a common reporting form that allows all proctors to share their observations in a standardized manner. Such forms also help to ensure that each proctor comments on all pertinent elements...
A new survey revealed that the number of physicians who self-report telemedicine as a skill has increased by approximately 20% per year from 2015...Read More »
Sometimes well-intentioned medical staff leaders limit their effectiveness by confusing disruptive behavior with impairment. If an underlying...Read More »
According to the lore surrounding the medical myth, July suffers more medical errors than any other month because of an influx of new medical...Read More »
Because all data are biased to a certain extent, it is important to include an explanation in physician performance reports about how the data are...Read More »
