Introduction

Making The Most Of Your Relationship With…The Board of Directors/Trustees

January 7, 2020 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (ET)

Making The Most Of Your Relationship With…
The Board of Directors/Trustees

January 7, 2020

Faculty:

Barbara Blackmond and Rachel Remaley

Topics:

What information should Medical Staff leaders be prepared to tell the Board about applicants for appointment, reappointment, and clinical privileges? Should the whole credentials file be brought to Board meetings for Board member review? The department chair report and recommendation? Just a list of the names of applicants recommended by the MEC?

What information should physician leaders tell the Board about ongoing peer review issues involving a practitioner? Can and should boards intervene or even overrule a Medical Staff recommendation? When is that appropriate (vs. meddling)?

Why is Board approval required for Medical Staff Bylaws amendments? How can Medical Staff leaders ensure that any amendments sent to the Board for consideration are approved?

If Board representatives (including members of administration) attend meetings of Medical Staff committees, will that risk waiving the peer review privilege? Can and should a Medical Staff committee exclude Board representatives from certain portions of meetings by designating those portions to be “executive session”? Can the Board access peer review files? Who decides?

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this audio conference, participants should be able to:

Identify how physician leaders can help with Board oversight of initial appointment, reappointment, the granting of clinical privileges, and the peer review process.
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Through a transparent and collegial process that involves input from the Medical Staff and Board representatives, maximize the likelihood of achieving Board approval of all Medical Staff Bylaw revisions forwarded by the Medical Staff leadership for consideration by the Board.

Education Credit

Instructions on how to obtain your Continuing Education certificate for audio conferences will be e-mailed to the contact person for your organization at the conclusion of each audio conference.

Category 1 CME

Joint Provider Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and HortySpringer Seminars. The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CEUs Credit

Other health care professionals are awarded 0.1 continuing education units (CEUs), which is equal to 1 contact hour.

NAMSS Continuing Education Credit

This course has been approved for National Association of Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) continuing education credit and NAMSS hereby awards 1.0 NAMSS continuing education credits for participation in this activity. Accreditation of this educational content in no way implies endorsement or sponsorship by NAMSS.

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About Grand Rounds

The Grand Rounds 2020 Series consists of twelve audio conferences spread over the course of the year, with the goal of providing focused, manageable bites of education for Medical Staff leaders and those who support them.

This year’s series is focused on helping physician leaders utilize resources outside the Medical Staff in a manner that achieves the best results for patients and Medical Staff members.

Each of the 2020 Grand Rounds Series of Audio Conferences are offered the first Tuesday of each month from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

Registration includes an MP3 containing the audio conference at no additional charge following each conference.

CME credit issued for live conference participation.

* Registration fee includes one phone line; you may add up to two additional lines to your order for $50 each line (per audio conference).

Designed for even the busiest hospital and medical staff leaders, registration for the year-long series is a quick and inexpensive way for Medical Staff Officers, members of the Medical Executive Committee, Department Chairs, Chairs of the Credentials and Peer Review Committees, and the Chairs of other key Medical Staff committees to have access to the most up-to-date health care information at their fingertips while obtaining valuable CME credits as well.