This week’s free resource comes from The Medical Executive Committee Manual. Since the leadership skill set is not routinely taught in the medical education process, the medical executive committee must...
There is no one style of leadership that will fit every person who plays a senior role in their organization; leaders have different definitions of success and approaches to achieving it, says William Taylor, author and cofounder of Fast Company magazine, in a column for Harvard...
An executive committee, a medical board, or a similar structure exists in virtually every U.S. hospital. But is it true that a medical executive committee (MEC) is required?
Physicians may claim that the data used to carry out peer review is invalid. This is a claim that many medical staff leaders have heard. It is true that the discovery of even the slightest inaccuracy will invalidate the entire performance report in the minds of some physicians. They will assume...
Today's free resource is a checklist that will help medical staffs select indicators for use in OPPE/FPPE. Indicators should be evaluated for validity, accuracy, benefits, attribution, communicability, competency, and data availability. Keep in mind that some indicators will be more relevant...
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a trial court judge should not have given a physician access to a hospital’s peer review files without first determining if the hospital took disciplinary action against the physician.
Christus Santa Rosa Health System convened a medical peer review...
For many medical staffs, getting physicians to accept and use performance data has been a struggle. Although the availability and use of physician data seems like a technical issue based on information systems and data accuracy and reliability, fundamentally, it is a cultural issue. Unless a...
When developing or fine-tuning a focused professional practice evaluation (FPPE) process, consider adopting a common reporting form that allows all proctors to share their observations in a standardized manner. Such forms also help to ensure that each proctor comments on all pertinent elements...
