Planning and meeting-management strategies are worthless if people don’t participate during meetings. Before and during meetings, leaders should tell attendees how they can be helpful. Sometimes, however, even the most experienced physician leaders encounter problems during meetings....
A portfolio is not simply a printed or electronic repository for presentations, transcripts, certificates, photographs, reports, or testimonials collected over a lifetime of learning and working. It is built on the reflections and connections linking actual experiences, practices, competencies,...
A model frequently used to describe medical error is the “Swiss cheese model” described in the book Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents by James T. Reason. The concept is simple: reduce the number of holes (errors) and increase the number of barriers (error prevention...
When reviewing your team’s application process, consider where problems often arise that slow down the processing time. Some delays are due to staffing issues in the medical staff services department that can inhibit timely processing and hinder medical staff department chairs’ ability to review...
This sample bylaws language from Kathy Matzka, CPMSM, CPCS, FMSP, pertains which clinical services are appropriately delivered through telemedicine and the scope of those services.
