From fair hearings to MS.1.20 (Audio Conference)

• Low- and no-volume providers, their membership and their privileges
• ED/on-call challenges
• Fair hearing
• MEC composition
• Leadership criteria, selection, and succession

You’ll also learn about MS.1.20—what it says and what it means for you.

Streamline your medical staff operations and reduce bureaucracy

With the tips and tools from this 90-minute program, you’ll be able to cut through the unnecessary clutter in processes, policies, and committees, and determine what you really need.

Transform your bylaws into a foundation that makes things easier—not harder—for your medical staff leaders.  Sign up today!

AGENDA

1. Top challenges with bylaws
1. Staff categories
1. Low/no volume providers
2. Membership vs. privileges
3. ED on-call
2. Bureaucracy
1. Department/committee structure
2. MEC composition
3. Fair hearing
1. Investigations
2. Suspensions
3. Triggers/non-triggers
4. Pre-hearing conference
2. MS.1.20 Bylaws
1. What does it say?
2. All documents included in bylaws
3. Amending /voting rules
3. Q&A

Participants should have a basic understanding of bylaws and government structure.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of the program, participants will be able to:

1. Identify different strategies to handle low/no volume providers
2. Assess strategies to reduce bureaucracy in their facilities
3. Assess and improve their corrective action/fair hearing process
4. Explain what MS.1.20 means for their facility

BONUS TOOLS

With participation, you will receive handouts to assist you with the following processes:

• Disciplinary time out
• Special meeting attendance requirements
• Amendment process
• Fair hearing non-triggers
• Leadership criteria, selection, and succession planning

Bonus tools are included with your materials packet.

MEET THE SPEAKERS

Joseph Cooper, MD, is a senior consultant with The Greeley Company. He is a physician executive with over 20 years of experience in medical staff organization and function, reengineering, bylaws review and design, peer review, and credentialing and privileging. Dr. Cooper has successfully led redesign projects, been involved with fair hearings, worked to enhance physician-board relations, and developed a medical staff leadership program and communication vehicles. Dr. Cooper co-authored The Greeley Company Guide to Medical Staff Bylaws.

William K. Cors, MD, MMM, FACPE, is an experienced physician executive with a background that includes fifteen years clinical practice and over twelve years of executive hospital/health system management, as well as experience as a healthcare consultant. He currently serves as a Senior Consultant for The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro in Marblehead, Massachusetts. In addition to working with medical staffs, hospitals and boards across the country, he has also authored or co-authored numerous publications.

Mary J. Hoppa, MD, MBA, is a senior consultant at The Greeley Company. She brings over 15 years of healthcare leadership and management experience to her work with physicians, hospitals, and healthcare organizations across the country. Dr. Hoppa's roles in hospital administration and medical staff leadership in academic and community hospital settings make her uniquely qualified to assist physicians and medical centers in developing effective solutions to their most significant challenges. She has an expertise in quality, peer review, regulatory, risk management, credentialing, infection control, medical records, operational re-engineering, and care coordination. She is co-author of The MEC Handbook and Medical Staff Leaders Practical Guide.

WHO SHOULD LISTEN?

Vice presidents of medical affairs, chief medical officers, department chairs, medical staff presidents, medical staff professionals, medical executive committee chairs, medical executive committee members, credentialing professionals

Purchase a CD or audio archive of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.

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