Roles and Responsibilities of the Board, Medical Staff, and Management

Virtual Workshop on CD

Sponsored by The Greeley Medical Staff Institute

presented on Monday, January 26, 2009

During this fast-moving, one-hour virtual seminar, two of the most dynamic physician educators in the country help medical staff leaders understand the roles and responsibilities of the medical staff, management, and board. Training includes comprehensive training tools for leaders to consult as they are introduced to new leadership challenges.

AGENDA

The program includes 45 minutes of presentation followed by 15 minutes of Q&A:

1. Who’s responsible for the quality of care?
2. Understanding contemporary medical staff responsibilities
   1. Review bylaws
   2. Oversee credentialing and privileging
   3. Conduct peer review
   4. Manage physician behavior and conflicts of interest
   5. Advocate for patient safety
   6. Take corrective action when necessary
   7. Ensure cost-effective utilization
   8. Encourage physician-hospital alignment and collaboration
3. Understanding contemporary board responsibilities
   1. Set financial and quality targets
   2. Set expectations for patient safety
   3. Respect the difference between governance and management
   4. Align physicians and the hospital through strategic medical staff development planning
   5. Assign responsibility and ensure accountability
   6. Manage physician-hospital and physician-physician conflicts
   7. Hold the medical staff accountable for performance
   8. Select, retain, and support the CEO
   9. Link the hospital to the community
4. Understanding contemporary management responsibilities
   1. Achieve board-approved quality and financial targets
   2. Recruit and retain staff
   3. Meet legal and regulatory requirements
   4. Provide the medical staff with resources to achieve effectiveness
   5. Manage successful physician-hospital relations
   6. Implement the strategic medical staff development plan
5. How does it all fit together?
   1. Achieve physician success, hospital success, and great patient care at the same time
6. Q&A

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this seminar, participants will be able to:

• Differentiate between the roles of the medical staff, board, and management
• List the medical staff’s expectations for leaders and ensure compliance with those expectations
• Develop appropriate relationships with other medical staff leaders, board members, and management

BONUS TOOLS

In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this virtual seminar, you will receive valuable tools and takeaways:

• The Greeley Company governance model
• Sample position descriptions for president of the medical staff; vice president of the medical staff; medical staff department, credentials committee, and quality committee chairs; VPMA
• Survival tips handout for physician leaders
• Meeting planning guide
• Sample MEC meeting agenda
• Troubleshooting guide to meeting dynamics
• Criteria for evaluating physician leaders
• Tips for running committees
• Medical staff member rights
• Medical Staff Bylaws Primer
• FAQ: The personal side of medical staff leadership
• Medical staff leader training quiz

You’ll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials with PDF links. As a bonus, we will provide you with a customizable presentation packet that you can use to train medical staff leaders throughout the year.

Take advantage of our three-part virtual training series price!

This program is the first in a series of three comprehensive and convenient training programs for medical staff leaders, with additional programs covering peer review and credentialing.

MEET THE SPEAKERS

Richard A. Sheff, MD, CMSL, is the chairman and executive director of The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro, Inc. in Marblehead, MA. Sheff has more than 25 years of healthcare management and leadership experience. With a distinctive combination of medical, healthcare, and management acumen, Sheff develops tailored and valued solutions to the unique needs of physicians and hospitals.

Jonathan H. Burroughs, MD, MBA, FACPE, CMSL, is a senior consultant at The Greeley Company working with medical staffs and boards throughout the country in the areas of governance, credentialing, privileging, peer review and performance improvement, medical staff development planning, strategic planning, physician performance, and behavior management.

WHO WILL BENEFIT?

Department chairs, medical executive committee chairs, medical executive committee members, credentials committee chairs, credentials committee members, vice presidents for medical affairs, medical staff quality chairs, chief medical officers, credentialing coordinators, medical staff professionals, medical staff directors, credentialing directors

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