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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

    vThe 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...