Medical Staff Leadership and Governance

Two patients arrive in the ED with influenza during an outbreak. One is a 75-year-old man with several other chronic conditions...Read More »

Current medical staff leaders may not realize that one of their primary responsibilities is finding physicians on the medical staff who have the...Read More »

Managing meetings-whether for a department, a medical staff committee, or even among the MSP staff-is a great opportunity for...Read More »

One of the greatest challenges facing ­administrators today is providing the next generation of ­physician ­leaders with the...Read More »

Talking about money is one of the last taboos: People don't like to talk about it, which makes bargaining for a higher salary...Read More »

The Joint Commission released a new FAQ on medical staff standard MS.01.01.01 on March 10, 2011. The FAQ clarified that the medical staff is not...Read More »

In the past, physicians could apply to any hospital, and the chances of becoming a medical staff member and obtaining clinical...Read More »

Several years ago, I attended a Broadway show. During intermission, I turned to the person sitting next to me.

"Are...Read More »

As the March 31 deadline approaches for implementing the changes brought about by the final version of Joint Commission standard...Read More »

For more than a century, the primary responsibilities of credentialing and peer review have been delegated to the medical staff. To fulfill this...Read More »