The Top 30 Medical Staff Policies and Procedures, Third Edition

You need to ensure that your medical staff office policies and procedures are clear, concise, and compliant with the 2004 JCAHO standards. Save time—we've done the work for you!

And now that the 2004 JCAHO standards are here, you are charged with the daunting task of updating your medical staff policies and procedures to reflect the new changes. To help you accomplish this objective—while saving you time, effort, and money—we've updated one of our most popular books:

The Top 30 Medical Staff Policies and Procedures, Third Edition.

Like the first two editions, this updated resource provides sample policies and procedures for the most complex and challenging medical staff topics. You can tailor each one to your organization to compile the most clear and concise polices and procedures possible.

We've updated these policies and procedures—including peer review, medical staff leadership selection, and telemedicine—to reflect the 2004 JCAHO standards. We've also added five critical policies and procedures that have become increasingly important to medical staffs all over the country. They include:

• Criminal Background Checks
• Disciplinary Suspension
• Medical Executive Committee Self Assessment
• Staff and Hospital Documents
• Telemedicine

The Top 30 Medical Staff Policies and Procedures, Third Edition helps you develop the best JCAHO compliant policies and procedures. You'll receive detailed advice on each policy to help ensure you correctly adapt each policy to your facility and a companion CD-ROM that makes customization quick and easy.

SAVE TIME—We've done the work for you!

You'll save time by using the policies and procedures our expert authors have already created. They've done the work for you, providing 30 complete policies and procedures that are up-to-date and easy to use! You'll also rest easy knowing that each policy and procedure complies with the JCAHO's 2004 standards. Plus, since the policies and procedures are on a user-friendly CD-ROM, you'll easily be able to modify each one to fit your facility.

The Top 30 Medical Staff Policies and Procedures, Third Edition will provide you with the following 30 updated 2004 JCAHO compliant medical staff policies and procedures. Take a look:

1. Criminal Background Checks
2. Disciplinary Suspension
3. Medical Executive Committee Self Assessment—This section will provide you with a MEC Self Evaluation Form with performance assessment tips, an Individual Assessment Form, and a Personal Evaluation Form
4. Retention of Critical Medical Staff and Hospital Documents
5. Telemedicine Policy
6. Burden on the Practitioner (Applicant or Reapplicant)
7. Policy on Clinical References
8. Policy on Confidentiality of Credentialing, Medical Staff Minutes, Quality Improvement, and Peer Review Information
9. Conflict of Interest Policy
10. Contractual Services Exclusivity Policy
11. Corporate Compliance Policy
12. Delineating Clinical Privileges: Dispute Resolution and New Technology Policy
13. Disruptive Medical Staff Member Policy
14. Emergency Department Call Policy
15. Policy Regarding Exchange of Credentialing, Performance Improvement, and Peer Review Information
16. Policy for Evaluating the Potential Limitations of Privileges for a Medical Staff Member with an Infectious Disease
17. Fast-track Credentialing Policy
18. Policy for the Granting of Privileges to Individuals Ineligible for Medical Staff Membership
19. Policy for Addressing Possible Impairment of Physicians and Other Practitioners Granted Privileges
20. Medical Records Completion Policy
21. Medical Staff Leadership Selection and Development Policy—plus a sample matrix that displays the requirements and benefits of key leadership positions when in drafting position descriptions and want ads
22. Medical Staff Member Rights Policy
23. Medical Staff Member Special Appearance Requirement
24. Medical Staff Peer Review Policy—plus a peer review timetable for reviewing cases that might be exceptions based on case complexity or reviewer availability
25. Medical Staff Position on Productive Interaction
26. Policy and Procedure for Proctoring Provisional Status Practitioners
27. Practitioner Interview Policy
28. Sedation/Analgesia Policy—plus a sample sedation pre-assessment record and sedation/analgesia guidelines for medication
29. Sexual Harassment Policy
30. Sample Policy Language for Granting Temporary Privileges

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