If left to medical staff, health systems might not exist. While it’s hard to argue against the operational efficiencies garnered by becoming a “system,” those benefits are not always transparent to a medical staff. In fact, it’s the bureaucracy that often catches their attention, leading to a negative view of the system structure. But 2020 ushered in a new way of looking at things. Medical staff experienced the opportunity for and benefits of increased access to staff, equipment and other resources while battling a global pandemic. And they’ve begun to see the wisdom of consistent “rules” as they’ve worked across institutions. Now is the time to proceed with the creation of systemwide bylaws (and rules and regulations). Under such a structure, most documents are identical while allowing site-specific variation where needed. And in some systems, it may be the time to proceed with an even greater alignment by creating a unified medical staff.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the benefit of aligned medical staff governance documents on the operational efficiency of the credentialing/privileging process and peer review.
• Identify the benefit of a unified medical staff on decision-making in the organization.

Speakers:

Raul Zambrano, MD, FACHE
Senior Consultant
Chartis Clinical Quality Solutions

Mary Hoppa, MD
Vice President of Bylaws and Governance
Chartis Clinical Quality Solutions

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