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Issue 49, December 30, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Launch leadership recruitment efforts

  Proactive physician leadership recruitment means finding those physicians on the medical staff who...

Issue 48, December 23, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Privileging disputes: Follow your policies

  Dear Medical Staff Leader: When a physician is not granted requested privileges, he or she will...

• Report finds fault with automated dispensing devices

  The United States Pharmacopeia (USP), a nonprofit, nongovernmental, standard-setting organization...

Issue 47, December 15, 2004

• CMS releases guidance on privileging

  In a much-anticipated, four-page memorandum, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has...

Issue 46, December 13, 2004

• The cost of disruptive physician behavior to our profession

  Dear Medical Staff Leader: In our recent work with medical staffs, The Greeley Company has...

Issue 45, December 1, 2004

• JCAHO seeks comment on "oversight" standards

  The JCAHO is seeking comment on proposed revision to its standards that address "oversight of...

Issue 44, November 18, 2004

• CMS releases guidance on hospital privileging

  In a much-anticipated, four-page memorandum, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has...

Issue 43, November 11, 2004

• Congregate!

  Dear Medical Staff Leader: Last night I had the pleasure of working with a group of bright...

Issue 42, November 4, 2004

• Antitrust defined

  Dear Medical Staff Leader: This letter is in response to the many requests I've received for a...

Issue 41, October 27, 2004

• The importance of job descriptions

  Ask a fellow physician leader what his or her job is, and you might get a blank stare. Eventually a...

• The importance of job descriptions

  Dear Medical Staff Leader: Ask a fellow physician leader what his or her job is, and you might...

• JCAHO releases third bylaws clarification

  If you weren't already confused, the JCAHO on October 21 released its third clarification within...

Issue 40, October 21, 2004

• The poor and uninsured aren’t crowding the ED

  The majority of patients crowding emergency departments in hospitals cross the country are not poor...

• Responsibility for compliance with regulatory requirements

  Dear Medical Staff Leader: People say only two things in life are inevitable: death and taxes...

Issue 39, October 14, 2004

• Revisiting an ongoing problem: MEC meeting length

  Does your medical executive committee (MEC) suffer through long meetings, unproductive diatribes...

• Revisiting an ongoing problem: MEC meeting length

  Does your medical executive committee suffer from long meetings, unproductive diatribes...

• Regulatory compliance: A lesson learned

  People say only two things in life are inevitable: death and taxes. But for those in medical...

• Revisiting an ongoing problem: MEC meeting length

  Dear Medical Staff Leader: Does your medical executive committee (MEC) suffer through long...

Issue 38, October 7, 2004

• New California law: Medical staffs' self-governing status

  California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently signed into law two healthcare-related bills...

Issue 37, September 30, 2004

• How to respond to a disruptive physician who is a heavy admitter

  One of the biggest medical staff leadership challenges may be posed by the disruptive physician who...

• JCAHO releases second clarification of bylaws standard

  As rumored at the National Association Medical Staff Services’ annual conference in Miami...

Issue 36, September 23, 2004

• JCAHO may take another look at bylaws

  The JCAHO may soon issue yet another clarification of its bylaws requirement standard, MS.1.20...

• The split vote

  Dear Medical Staff Leader: Most issues brought before the medical executive committee (MEC) are...

Issue 35, September 16, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• CMS to issue clarification of its position on privileging

  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is currently drafting a letter to its state...

Issue 34, September 9, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Privileges revocation results in $366 million jury award

  A district court jury recently ordered Dallas-based Presbyterian Hospital to pay $161 million in...

Issue 33, September 2, 2004

• JCAHO announces few changes for 2005

  Medical staff leaders can let out a sigh of relief following the JCAHO's recent Executive Briefings...

Issue 32, September 15, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Court allows NJ to go public with malpractice data

  A court decision will allow the state of New Jersey to make medical malpractice data for physicians...

Issue 31, August 12, 2004

• Historical perspective

  The healthcare industry's focus on patient safety certainly increased with the release of the...

• Letter urges Congress to consider limited-service provider legislation

  A bi-partisan group of Congressional members recently distributed a letter to their colleagues that...

Issue 30, August 5, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Tell JCAHO what you think about plans to expand primary source verification

  The JCAHO is seeking comment from healthcare organizations on a proposed change to its standards...

Issue 29, July 28, 2004

• Streamline your medical staff bylaws

  Streamlined bylaws are a fairly concise set of documents articulating the roles of leaders within...

Issue 28, July 23, 2004

• Develop a medical staff corporate compliance policy

  Dear Medical Staff Leader: The federal government's current focus on corporate compliance in...

Issue 27, July 14, 2004

• An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

  It is the job of a great medical staff leader to ensure the effective operation of the medical...

• ACGME set to release residency program assessment template

  The ACGME will soon release to GME programs a template for assessing residency programs during site...

Issue 26, July 8, 2004

• Disruptive behavior: How will you handle heavy admitters?

  A disruptive physician who brings a large revenue stream to the hospital-through either direct...

Issue 25, July 10, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• JCAHO considers changes to primary-source verification

  Keep an eye out for a potential change to JCAHO standard HR.1.20 that would require primary-source...

• Cultivate medical staff buy-in to behavioral expectations

  Dear Medical Staff Leader: Physicians are achievers by nature, selection, and training...

Issue 24, June 24, 2004

• Governance Institute releases findings of medical staff structure survey

  The Governance Institute's members had questions about medical staff structure. To get answers to...

Issue 23, June 16, 2004

• OIG okays conflict-of-interest policies

  The Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) recently released draft compliance guidance, published in...

• Create a QI culture

  The medical executive committee (MEC) is a democratically elected organization appointed to conduct...

Issue 22, June 10, 2004

• OIG focuses on medical credentialing

  The Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) recently released draft compliance guidance identifies...

Issue 21, June 3, 2004

• Boards may be accountable for compliance and ethics programs

  Governing boards will be required to take an active role in the content and operation of their...

Issue 20, May 27, 2004

• Core measures and "pay for quality

  The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 will bring "pay for...

Issue 19, May 19, 2004

• New York considers mandated background checks

  New York legislators are considering a program that would require hospitals to conduct background...

Issue 18, May 13, 2004

• Proposed guidelines hold boards accountable for compliance

  Governing boards will be required to take an active role in the content and operation of their...

• Long-term leadership: Keep new leaders motivated

  There is a trend around the country to lengthen the terms of office for important medical staff...

Issue 17, May 6, 2004

• Senate action may affect nurses' overtime pay

  The U.S. Senate recently voted against overtime regulations proposed by the Bush administration.

• Share reports on safe practices with medical staff

  The medical staff plays an integral role in ensuring safe and effective patient care. Therefore, as...

Issue 16, April 28, 2004

• Additional AMA equivalent source

  Effective April 1, 2004, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has designated the...

• Develop position descriptions to promote physician leadership

  Just as organization-wide visibility of physician leadership is important, it is also crucial that...

Issue 15, April 22, 2004

• Don't take the bait

  Overreacting to a letter of complaint from a member of your medical staff may simply exacerbate a...

Issue 14, April 8, 2004

• FSMB releases 2003 physician discipline report

  The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) recently published its summary of 2003 board actions...

• Hospital reviews all files after employee arrested

  Another hospital learned the importance of conducting criminal background checks the hard way.

Issue 13, March 31, 2004

• CMS issues final regulations addressing physician referrals

  CMS issued the second phase of its final regulations addressing physician referrals to entities...

• Leadership is more than a title

  Dear Medical Staff Leader: Granting a practitioner a leadership title does not make him or her...

Issue 12, March 24, 2004

• Engage the interest of potential leadership candidates

  Many physicians have strong prejudices regarding administrators and administrative roles. They see...

Issue 11, March 18, 2004

• Physician conflict of interest in the news

  This past week brought additional examples of hospitals, medical staffs, and courts taking action...

• Physician conflict of interest in the news

  This past week brought additional examples of hospitals, medical staffs, and courts taking action...

Issue 10, March 10, 2004

• Study finds physicians struggling to raise income

  A recent study conducted by the Center for Studying Health System Change shows that...

• The importance of leadership selection criteria

  The use of leadership selection criteria by the medical executive committee (MEC), medical staff...

Issue 8, February 26, 2004

• Arkansas court dismisses privileging case

  A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against Baptist Health, Little Rock, AK for revoking the...

• Communicate with the medical staff

  The medical executive committee (MEC) interacts with many individuals and groups in the hospital...

Issue 7, February 18, 2004

• Judge fines physician for falsifying patient records

  David Aoyama, MD, was recently fined $17,500 and ordered by the judge to write an article for the...

• Deming's management method

  It's been nearly 20 years since Mary Walton first published her excellent book "The Deming...

Issue 6, February 12, 2004

• Adding medical staff departments

  This week's mail brought a number of questions concerning the addition of departments to the...

Issue 5, February 10, 2004

• Communication is the key to success

  Communication is the key to success

Issue 4, January 10, 2004

• An offer they can't refuse

  An offer they can't refuse

Issue 3, January 27, 2004

• Turn your medical staff into a learning organization

  Turn your medical staff into a learning organization

Issue 2, April 22, 2004

• Malpractice bill stalled once again

  Malpractice bill stalled once again

Issue 1, January 8, 2004

• Medical staffs need leadership and management

  Medical staffs need leadership and management