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Medical Staff Articles by Topic: Medical Staff Bylaws

News and briefs: Palliative care specialty attracts young physicians

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 6, February 9, 2012

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Running an effective peer review committee meeting

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 6, February 9, 2012

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Ask the expert: What should we include in our medical staff leader evaluations?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 6, February 9, 2012

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Featured blog post: Courtesy and Respect? Don?t have to; I?m the physician!

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 6, February 9, 2012

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Financial Statements for Physician Leaders, Part II: The Balance Sheet

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 5, February 2, 2012

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News and briefs: ABFM enhances Maintenance of Certification process

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 5, February 2, 2012

    The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) recently made changes to its Maintenance of...

Featured blog post: Holy Moly, He Wants to Come Back!

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 5, February 2, 2012

    At some point during their tenure, physician leaders will be faced with the tough decision of...

Ask the expert: Should medical staff bylaws address employment contracts and exclusive contracts?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 5, February 2, 2012

    Medical staffs should include a provision in the bylaws stating that if there is a contractual...

Featured webcast: Assessing the competence of low- and no-volume practitioners

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 5, February 2, 2012

    Create strategic solutions to privileging low- and no-volume practitioners with advice from two...

Tip of the week: Track and trend behavior issues

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 4, January 26, 2012

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Featured blog post: Pat Sat/HCAHPS/P4P - Huh?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 4, January 26, 2012

    William F. Mills, M.D., MMM, CPE, FAAFP, CMSL, senior vice president of quality and professional...

News and briefs: Patients want easier access to medical records

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 4, January 26, 2012

    Improved understanding and more involvement in care; these are two reasons patients would like...

You Won't Believe who's Asking for What Privileges Now

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 3, January 19, 2012

    This weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review...

News and briefs: Trust plays important role in acquisitions

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 3, January 19, 2012

    Integrating physicians, compensation, and trust are the three most challenging areas for healthcare...

News and briefs: Work of older and younger PAs compared

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 3, January 19, 2012

    Older physician’s assistants (PA) are more likely to work in primary care in a non-urban...

Tip of the week: Find a balance between compensation and productivity

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 3, January 19, 2012

    Although it is tempting to base a hospitalist’s compensation on productivity, doing so can...

Privileging turf battles just won't go away

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 48, December 22, 2011

    The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address...

Featured blog post: Want a 50% pay cut?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 48, December 22, 2011

    Are physicians’ salaries affecting the rising cost of healthcare? What are the consequences...

News and briefs: Physicians split on healthcare reform

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 48, December 22, 2011

    When it comes to healthcare reform, physicians are torn on whether the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is...

Tip of the week: Find alternative ways to reward physician leaders

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 48, December 22, 2011

    Physician leaders need to be recognized and rewarded for the work they do as physician leaders...

Renaming disruptive behavior: Help or hindrance?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 46, December 8, 2011

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Tip of the week: Maintain professional and ethical standards

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 46, December 8, 2011

    At times, administrators or physicians may pressure an MSP to cut corners or overlook certain...

Featured blog post: Are hospitalists necessary?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 46, December 8, 2011

    Hospitalists become more popular by the day as hospital administrators look to fill the void left...

News and briefs: Simulation center no game for medical staff members

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 46, December 8, 2011

    Lehigh Valley Hospital’s Interdisciplinary Simulation Center puts medical staff members in...

Ask the expert: We are looking for a new way to pay medical staff leaders that goes beyond a flat fee approach. Do you have any suggestions?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 45, December 1, 2011

    A progressive approach is to pay medical staff leadership based on the accomplishments of key goals...

News and briefs: Physicians learn healthy habits for patients

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 45, December 1, 2011

    Physicians are heading back to school to learn a new skill: cooking healthy meals. In an effort to...

Featured blog post: Centralize physician performance data

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 45, December 1, 2011

    Having all documents related to physician performance in one easy-to-find spot may take a lot of...

Ask the expert: Who should select thresholds and benchmarks?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 44, November 17, 2011

    The stakeholders who select the indicators for the OPPE program should also select the thresholds.

Featured blog post: Palliative care in the emergency department?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 44, November 17, 2011

    Palliative care is becoming more popular as patients are able to live longer with serious...

News and briefs: Joint Commission eliminates term ’disruptive behavior’

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 44, November 17, 2011

    The Joint Commission (TJC) will no longer use the term “disruptive behavior” in its...

Featured blog post: Connect the dots

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 43, November 10, 2011

    Richard Rohr, MD, MMM, FACP, says there is nothing to lose and much to gain from physicians making...

News and briefs: Celebrate National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week with HCPro

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 43, November 10, 2011

    Have you ever stopped to think about how your hospital would operate if the MSSD no longer existed...

News and briefs: Hospitals considered great employer for older workers

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 43, November 10, 2011

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FPPE for initial privileges

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 43, November 10, 2011

    The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address...

News and briefs: Residents in favor of hospital employment

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 42, November 3, 2011

    In 2001, only 3% of graduating residents were interested in hospital employment, according to a...

Tip of the week: Help evaluators and practitioners interpret OPPE reports

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 42, November 3, 2011

    Rather than using the terms “high” and “low” to describe thresholds...

FPPE revisited

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 42, November 3, 2011

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News and briefs: ASCs encouraged to measure physician performance

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 42, October 28, 2011

    On-time starts and case volume are two popular metrics that help to measure a physician’s...

Tip of the week: Form a solid credentials committee

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 41, October 27, 2011

    To ensure that the credentials committee benefits from interested, experienced, and knowledgeable...

News and briefs: Number of healthcare providers getting influenza vaccine stagnant

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 40, October 20, 2011

    During the 2009-10 influenza season, 61.9% of healthcare providers received a seasonal influenza...

Featured webcast: Managing adverse actions

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 40, October 20, 2011

    Adverse actions are a serious matter that requires serious attention. From prevention to...

Book excerpt: Procedures for evaluating performance of APPs

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 39, October 13, 2011

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News and briefs: Physicians' ABMS Maintenance of Certification status now public

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 39, October 13, 2011

      The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) will now publicly report whether board...

News and briefs: Physician assistants in more offices

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 35, September 15, 2011

    In the past ten years, the number of physician assistants has doubled in the United States. A...

Tip of the week: Define privileges in a way that allows your organization to address the competency equation

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 35, September 15, 2011

      Many organizations have adopted privilege delineation forms that list procedures and...

Medical Staff Operational Issues: Departments vs. Clinical Services

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 34, September 7, 2011

    The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address...

Board oversight of credentialing and quality

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 32, August 11, 2011

    The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address...

Tool of the week: Proctoring checklist

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 31, August 4, 2011

    Proctors must be on the lookout for signs that indicate whether a physician is competent to...

Tip of the week: Allow objections to fair hearing panel members

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 31, August 3, 2011

    Even if you have tried to be objective when choosing a hearing panel, you might not know that Dr. X...

Ask the expert: What voting thresholds are needed for a Bylaws amendment to pass?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 28, July 14, 2011

    Requiring a simple majority (50% plus one), two-thirds, or three-quarters affirmative vote are...

MS.01.01.01: Medical staffs must prove compliance in the bylaws

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 19, May 12, 2011

    The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address...

MS.01.01.01 crunch time

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 7, February 17, 2011

    This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and...

Who should be involved in the medical staff bylaws revision process?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 45, November 11, 2010

    This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and...

Featured blog post: ABMS and ACGME update core competencies

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 41, October 14, 2010

    The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical...

Medical staff membership: With responsibilities also come rights

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 41, October 14, 2010

    This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and...

Tip of the week: Don't overlook criteria required in the medical staff bylaws

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 41, October 14, 2010

    When The Joint Commission moved the disaster privileging criteria standards out of the medical...

Ask the expert: Should a proctor be paid for his or her duties?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 41, October 14, 2010

    Historically, members of the medical staff have been expected to donate time to the peer review...

Can outside practitioners conduct history and physical examinations and stay compliant?

  • Medical Staff Briefing, Issue 10, October 1, 2010

    It is increasingly common for physicians to no longer hold privileges at a hospital. Although...

When does marginal performance become incompetence?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 37, September 16, 2010

    This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and...

Ask the expert: Who owns the process of developing a policy regarding clinical assistants and advanced practice professionals?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 37, September 16, 2010

    How should an organization proceed in developing or revisiting a policy covering clinical...

Featured blog post: How much health did you make today?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 37, September 16, 2010

    Two articles in the August 12 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine highlight the difficulty...

Ask the expert: We just merged with a facility that has a different accreditor than we do. Do we need to change accreditation providers?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 36, September 9, 2010

    Medical staff and administrative leaders must decide whether it is more beneficial for the parties...

Inclusive antidiscrimination language in medical staff bylaws offers legal protections for LGBT physicians

  • Medical Staff Briefing, Issue 9, September 1, 2010

    As of July 1, The Joint Commission added antidiscrimination language into the medical staff chapter...

Take the aging practitioner policy poll

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 34, August 26, 2010

    Does your medical staff have a policy that specifically addresses credentialing and privileging for...

Ask the expert: How should the medical staff address leaves of absence in the bylaws?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 33, August 19, 2010

    Requests for leaves of absence have become more common in recent years, and it is important for...

Tip of the week: Reduce bias in peer review by understanding where it stems from

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 31, August 5, 2010

    Medical staffs know that the peer review process is not free of bias, but what they might not know...

Process, tools, and strategies for getting the performance data you need

  • Medical Staff Briefing, Issue 8, August 1, 2010

    When it comes to medical staff peer review, few areas are stickier than conducting ongoing...

What is required for fair hearings focused on advanced practice professionals?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 27, July 8, 2010

    This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and...

Ask the expert: Does HCQIA trump state peer review statutes when it comes to deciding which documents are considered confidential?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 24, June 17, 2010

    No. When deciding whether a document should be classified as peer review, MSPs and medical staff...

Take a lead role in facilitating solid FPPE processes

  • Medical Staff Briefing, Issue 6, June 1, 2010

    Although MSPs often work behind the scenes, what they add to the focused professional practice...

Wellness committee key to addressing physician burnout

  • Medical Staff Briefing, Issue 6, June 1, 2010

    About 60% of practicing physicians will experience burnout at some point in their careers, says...

Ask the expert: What are the Joint Commission requirements for checking post-graduate training at initial appointment?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 15, April 15, 2010

    The Joint Commission requires verification from the primary source(s). This requirement encompasses...

Tip of the week: Confirm medical staff members' malpractice insurance

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 15, April 15, 2010

    Every hospital sets unique policies specifying the level of malpractice insurance coverage...

Mark your calendars for the Greeley Medical Staff Institute Symposium June 8-9

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 15, April 15, 2010

    This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and...

What do medical staff leaders need to know about MS.01.01.01?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 12, March 25, 2010

    This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and...

The Joint Commission approves MS.01.01.01...Finally! Now what?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 11, March 18, 2010

    This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and...

Tip of the week: Document changes to bylaws and other medical staff manuals

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 10, March 11, 2010

    Keep track of bylaws changes in a quick-reference chart. Check out this bylaws changes form...

Joint Commission puts spotlight on conflict resolution in latest draft of MS.01.01.01

  • Medical Staff Briefing, Issue 3, March 1, 2010

    In December 2009, The Joint Commission opened the latest chapter in the continuing saga of...

How to credential pediatricians based on the ABP's new maintenance of certification policy

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 7, February 18, 2010

    This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and...

This month in MSB

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 6, February 11, 2010

    Don’t forget to check your mailbox (electronic or otherwise) to get the latest medical staff...

Do we have to put our entire H&P language into the bylaws?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 6, February 11, 2010

    This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and...

Tip of the week: Identify which individuals may submit references for new applicants (free form)

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 5, February 4, 2010

    In the past, institutions often relied solely on references supplied by the applicant. But now it...

See one, do one, teach one: Do you have a peer review training program?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 5, February 4, 2010

    This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and...

Bylaws and governance monthly: Resolving conflicts between the MEC and medical staff

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 2, January 13, 2010

    The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address...

Ask the expert: How should we address the composition of the credentials committee in our medical staff bylaws?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 50, December 16, 2009

    Below is some sample bylaws language that explains the composition of the credentials...

Bylaws and governance monthly: It’s almost a New Year--Have you adjusted your bylaws to accommodate a new leadership era?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 49, December 9, 2009

    The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address...

Medical Staff Briefing, December 2009

  • Medical Staff Briefing, Issue 12, December 1, 2009

    Medical Staff Briefing is a monthly newsletter for medical staff leaders and medical staff services...

Ask the expert: How can I ensure that the MEC is living up to the medical staff’s and hospital’s expectations?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 46, November 11, 2009

    One of the best ways to ensure that the MEC is living up to the medical staff’s and...

Tip of the week: Do away with arbitrary time limits on committee appointments

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 46, November 11, 2009

    Because so much work goes into training new committee members, keep existing members as long as...

Bylaws and governance monthly: Balance the value of time and money when determining medical staff leadership pay

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 46, November 11, 2009

    The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address...

Do you have a disruptive/impaired physician policy?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 45, November 4, 2009

    HCPro wants to hear from you! Every month, we post a new interactive poll question on our Web site...

Medical Staff Briefing, November 2009

  • Medical Staff Briefing, Issue 11, November 1, 2009

    Medical Staff Briefing acts as a support system by providing time-saving tools, expert advice, and...

Bylaws and governance monthly: Do you have problems getting a quorum at meetings?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 41, October 7, 2009

    The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address...

CMS aims to fill Stark Law loopholes with new joint venture rules

  • Medical Staff Briefing, Issue 10, October 1, 2009

    Your facility may need to rethink its joint ventures before October 1. That’s the date the...

Lessons learned: VA quality concerns trigger hospitals to polish peer review practices

  • Medical Staff Briefing, Issue 10, October 1, 2009

    If you read news reports of the troubled brachytherapy program at the Philadelphia VA Medical...

Joint Commission task force inches toward an MS.01.01.01 resolution: What the working draft means for medical staff bylaws

  • Medical Staff Briefing, Issue 10, October 1, 2009

    The standard formerly known as MS.1.20 is on the move again.

Medical Staff Briefing, October 2009

  • Medical Staff Briefing, Issue 10, October 1, 2009

    Inside: What docs need to know about restrictive clauses Joint Commission task force inches...

Ask the expert: Should we address aging practitioners in our bylaws?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 39, September 23, 2009

    At the age of 65, practitioners shall complete an annual examination that addresses their physical...

Ask the expert: During a fair hearing, what are the hearing panel chair’s responsibilities?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 37, September 9, 2009

    The CEO, acting for the board and after considering the recommendations of the president of the...

Bylaws and governance monthly: Don't wait for healthcare reform to kick in before improving medical staff processes

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 37, September 9, 2009

    The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address...

Medical Staff Briefing, September 2009

  • Medical Staff Briefing, Issue 9, September 1, 2009

    Inside: Five steps to crafting foolproof contracts with independent groups What your medical...

Five steps to crafting foolproof contracts with independent groups

  • Medical Staff Briefing, Issue 9, September 1, 2009

    As physicians increasingly opt to work for independent companies that contract with hospitals to...

What your medical staff can expect during a DNV survey

  • Medical Staff Briefing, Issue 9, September 1, 2009

    DNV survey activities are not very different than those of The Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO...

Sailing the seven Cs: Influencing culture

  • Medical Staff Briefing, Issue 9, September 1, 2009

    Culture is extraordinarily powerful and has the potential to either fuel or undermine your...

Ask the expert: Which individuals can recommend a bylaws amendment?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 34, August 19, 2009

    Most medical staffs have traditionally allowed any member to suggest or submit a proposed bylaws...

Bylaws and governance monthly: To be or not to be a medical staff member

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 33, August 12, 2009

    The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address...

Contest to win free seats at the Greeley Medical Staff Institute

  • Hospitalist Leadership Connection, Issue 29, July 21, 2009

    There’s still time to enter this month’s contest for two free seats at the Greeley...

Enter to win free registration to the Greeley Medical Staff Institute Symposium

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 29, July 15, 2009

    We know budgets are tight, so in an effort to make the upcoming Greeley Medical Staff Institute...

Ask the Expert: Are non-physicians allowed to sit on a hearing panel?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 29, July 15, 2009

    The Health Care Quality Improvement Act allows the use of non-physicians on a hearing panel...

Tip of the week: Medical directors should keep track of hours to receive fair compensation

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 29, July 15, 2009

    Vast pay discrepancies for medical directorships exist depending on specialty, region, and type of...

Bylaws and governance monthly: Medical staff leadership--is it limited to physicians?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 29, July 15, 2009

    The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address...

Ask the expert: CMS had changed its definition of "physician" to include MDs, DOs, DPMs, optometrists, and chiropractors. Does that mean we are required to include these practitioners on the medical staff?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 28, July 8, 2009

    No, unless otherwise required by state law, says Claude (Bud) Pate, REHS, vice president of content...

Tip of the week: Create a policy for physician competency reports

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 27, July 1, 2009

    You’ve designed a physician reporting mechanism and are getting ready to distribute your...

In the news: Hospital makes physicians’ notes accessible to patients

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 26, June 24, 2009

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston is launching a one-year Open Notes campaign, which...

Ask the expert: What do I need to include in the acknowledgement section of the medical staff credentialing application?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 26, June 24, 2009

    A key part to any credentialing application is the attestation, acknowledgement, and release forms...

Tip of the week: Compare past information with present disclosures to identify red flags

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 26, June 24, 2009

    Comparing information that physicians have submitted in the past with current disclosures is one...

Tip of the week: Polish your conflict of interest policy

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 23, June 10, 2009

    By having your medical staff members fill out a conflict of interest disclosure form every year...

Greeley bylaws and governance monthly: Has the responsibility of medical staff leadership become too burdensome?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 23, June 10, 2009

    With physicians working longer hours and also devoting more time for family, they don’t have...

Ask the expert: If a sponsoring physician loses privileges or resigns, do dependent APPs lose their employment?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 21, May 27, 2009

    They could, depending on how your bylaws are constructed. First, it’s important to understand...

Editor's pick: Low-volume/no-volume practitioners white paper

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 19, May 13, 2009

    A number of factors are driving physicians to focus less on practicing in the hospital and more on...

Bylaws review: Emergency privileges are not the same as disaster privileges

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 19, May 13, 2009

    When reviewing bylaws, I often see confusion regarding emergency and disaster privileges. Many...

More news: IOM urges entities involved in research to monitor conflict of interest

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 18, May 6, 2009

    A report issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) estimates that half of all medical research...

Ask the expert: What policies should I have in place for clinical observers?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 14, April 8, 2009

    Clinical observers are a category of practitioners that organizations tend to overlook. It is...

Tip of the week: Never make an improper report to the National Practitioner Data Bank

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 14, April 8, 2009

     A hospital should never make an improper report to the National Practitioner Data Bank...

Featured column: Use "investigation" appropriately in your bylaws

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 14, April 8, 2009

    The words you choose can make the difference between well-written bylaws that protect the medical...

Editor's pick: Free medical staff policy: Placing the burden on the applicant

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 12, March 25, 2009

    Your medical staff should have a policy that places the burden on the applicant to prove his or her...

Ask the expert: What voting thresholds are needed for a medical staff bylaws amendment to pass?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 12, March 25, 2009

    Medical staff voting methods are changing due to electronic ballots and no-action-required votes.

Ask the expert: Does probation involve restricting physician's privileges?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 11, March 18, 2009

    Do you get confused between a sanction and probation? Reprimand and warning? Greeley expert...

Ask the expert: Where is Joint Commission standard MS.01.01.01 EP 20?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 10, March 10, 2009

    Several readers responded to last week's "Tip of the week" wondering where they could...

Tip of the week: Put H&P requirement language in your medical staff bylaws

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 9, March 3, 2009

    Medical staffs have traditionally placed H&P requirement language in their rules and...

Ask the expert: What would you consider or define as a privilege restriction and who can or should be able to impose such a restriction?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 4, January 28, 2009

    Whether a decision is considered a "restriction" is sometimes in the eye of the beholder...

Start now to ensure a successful hearing

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 3, January 21, 2009

    Theresa J. Rambosek, a healthcare attorney with Seattle-based Bennett, Bigelow & Leedom shares...

Ask the expert: If the medical executive committee decides it needs to investigate a physician's conduct or competence, who should conduct this investigation?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 1, January 7, 2009

    It is often most practical for the medical executive committee to assign the duty of...

Tips for writing an effective code of conduct policy

  • Medical Staff Briefing, Issue 1, January 1, 2009

    As of January 1, 2009, The Joint Commission will require hospitals to develop a formal process for...

Ask the expert: What policies should the medical staff have in place for medical students?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 46, December 3, 2008

    Hospitals should have policies in place that govern medical students who participate in training...

Small Hospital Challenges Monthly: Do you need to update your documents?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 45, November 19, 2008

    Mary Hoppa, MD, MBA, CMSL, discusses the importance of updating medical staff documents, including...

Ask the expert: What is an automatic suspension or relinquishment?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 43, November 5, 2008

    Last week, we defined and described the purpose of a precautionary suspension. This week, we...

Ask the expert: What is a precautionary suspension?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 42, October 29, 2008

    Many hospitals have adopted the term precautionary suspension to better reflect the nature of a...

Medical staff members on governing boards: Critical expertise or conflict of interest?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 42, October 29, 2008

    Jon Burroughs, MD, MBA, CMSL, a senior consultant at The Greeley Company, says that thoughtful...

Ask the expert: What is a summary suspension?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 41, October 22, 2008

    Summary suspensions, automatic suspensions, precautionary suspensions—over the next few...

Tip of the week: Define "investigation" in your bylaws

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 39, October 8, 2008

    It is important to have a crystal-clear definition of “investigation” in your bylaws...

Ask the expert: Does failing to act on a request for reappointment have legal implications?

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 39, October 1, 2008

    Yes. Your organization’s policies should clearly outline the time frame by which it must act...

Tip of the week: Make ED call everyone’s responsibility

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 39, October 1, 2008

    Rather than requiring only particular staff categories to take such call, many medical staffs are...

Tip of the week: Ditch the paragraph in your bylaws that states your organization’s name

  • Medical Staff Leader Connection, Issue 38, September 24, 2008

    Is stating your organization’s name on the coversheet of your bylaws enough? Our Greeley...