Mary Hoppa, MD, MBA, CMSL, discusses the importance of updating medical staff documents, including bylaws, rules and regulations, and policies and procedures, in her series Small Hospital Challenges Monthly.

Various economic and political factors are creating drastic changes to the healthcare environment. These changes have forced many hospitals to reconsider their relationships with medical staff members in an effort to achieve financial success.

An annual review is critical to a viable proctoring program—and don’t stop at sending the annual review to the commitee(s) for rubber-stamp approval.