"All physicians are leaders, regardless of title, hierarchy or workplace. They must be because the nature of their roles demands it. What other career requires years and years of training, confidence and calm in the face of trauma, and split second life-and-death decision-making, all while...
When a performance issue surfaces during a review process, maintaining strict confidentiality becomes crucial for both the practitioner and the facility. Due to the sensitive nature of poor findings—and the potential backlash from leaking information to the general membership—medical staff...
Per most states’ hospital licensure requirements, medical staff membership and clinical privileges are granted through processes outlined by the hospital’s medical staff bylaws. Those bylaws define the requirements for staff membership and delineation of clinical privileges. They also provide...
"What other stakeholders in the system can draw on the experience of interacting with patients and caregivers as well as working with other clinical and business administration functions, payers, and drug companies?"
Recent studies confirm that non-medical reading can combat burnout by increasing empathy and decreasing depersonalization in physicians. In an attempt to determine the impact of reading on burnout, Daniel Marchalik, MD, AMA member, medical director of physician wellbeing at MedStar Health,...
As a space created for the provision of high-quality care, hospitals have the right to implement policies that they believe enhance patient care. Hospital policies concerning social media use and even mobile device use may prove extremely beneficial both in preserving the...
