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Physician councils are communication vehicles

Medical Staff Briefing, January 1, 2010

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Hospitals often find that the people who have the experience and expertise to assist with high-stakes projects are not at the table because they aren’t in medical staff leadership positions, either by choice or because of the democratic nature of MEC elections. This problem can be alleviated by implementing physician councils.

For example, your hospital has received approval from the board to pursue a major multi-specialty endovascular service line initiative that includes hybrid rooms for routine and advanced procedures. The medical executive committee (MEC) cannot recommend a single physician member who can provide guidance for this program because there are simply none in the pool. What do you do?

Implementing a physician council is one solution. For the organized medical staff, MEC, department, and committee meetings are often the primary vehicle through which physicians and hospital administration communicate.

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