In this Presentation:
*How did we get here?
*Erosion of “the club”
*Why an “organized” medical staff?
*Why bylaws?
*Bylaws components
*Commonly encountered bylaws weaknesses:
*Conflict of interest
*Member’s rights
*Medical staff prerogatives/rights
*Mission/purpose statement
*Membership
*Membership requirements
*Medical staff categories
*Medical staff officers
*Leadership development
*Credentialing and privileging
*Pre-application letter
*Special issues
*Overall committee structure
*Medical staff departments vs. clinical services
*MEC
*Investigations (clear-line definition)
*Corrective actions/fair hearing
*Criteria for peer review: bylaws or procedure manual
*Precautionary suspensions
*Avoid unnecessary triggers for fair hearings
*Hearings
*Appellate review by board
*Peer review (OPPE) manual
*Quorum/attendance/meetings
*Amendment process
*Operational issues
*Corporate negligence
*Critical principle
*Communication of change strategy
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