The Medical Executive Committee Handbook, Third Edition

The heightened regulatory and economic pressures of 2007 mean that the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) faces even more challenges in directing the medical staff. Thankfully, we’ve got just what you need to overcome these challenges.

The Medical Executive Committee Handbook, Third Edition will aid MEC members and other physician leaders in understanding their role in quality improvement, peer review, and credentialing and privileging.

Updated to reflect the new 2007 Joint Commission standards

This new edition of our top-selling The Medical Executive Committee Handbook provides up-to-date information about The Joint Commission’s latest standards, serves as a guide for MEC members looking to improve their relationship with the medical staff, and offers practical tools and strategies for effective leadership in today’s hospital.

The Medical Executive Committee Handbook, Third Edition contains

• sample forms and policies
• tools for leadership development
• tips and techniques for effective communication and administration
• job descriptions for leaders

This book is ideal for

• directors of medical staff offices
• medical executive committees
• medical staff presidents
• chiefs of staff
• vice presidents of medical affairs
• department chairs
• medical staff professionals

Check out the Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The role of the MEC and the challenge of achieving a truly effective medical staff
• Chapter 2: What the MEC needs to know about quality improvement and patient safety
• Chapter 3: The power of the pyramid: How to achieve great physician performance
• Chapter 4: Appoint excellent physicians
• Chapter 5: Set, communicate, and achieve buy-in to expectations of performance
• Chapter 6: Measure performance against expectations
• Chapter 7: Provide periodic physician feedback
• Chapter 8: Manage poor performance
• Chapter 9: Take corrective action
• Chapter 10: Governance
• Chapter 11: Administration
• Chapter 12: Communication
• Chapter 13: Leadership

With the help of The Medical Executive Committee Handbook, Third Edition, you’ll be able to

• identify strategies to improve overall leadership capabilities
• review principles of restructuring to eliminate wasteful and bureaucratic medical staff practices
• create processes to increase and enhance influence with management and the board
• identify techniques to reduce time spent in meetings
• define the criteria for creating an effective program to improve medical staff communication and collegiality
• critically evaluate the factors driving medical staff leadership compensation

Help your MEC and physician leaders develop strong leadership and management skills with The Medical Executive Committee Handbook, Third Edition.

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