No matter how much you’ve streamlined processes and educated colleagues, someone will probably still ask you to ignore or skip parts of the process. In these cases, MSPs need to stand their ground.

New research shows that those with MD degrees are at higher risk of burnout than those with other professional or doctoral-level degrees, including PhDs and JDs. The AMA, Mayo Clinic, and Stanford University School of Medicine have jointly conducted studies since 2011 related to burnout among physicians and other professionals in the United States. Although physicians and other professionals in the studies have all spent numerous years in advanced training, burnout remains highest among physicians.

Despite moves for transparency around healthcare quality and finances, there remain areas where strict confidentiality is not optional. It is required, period. For this reason, many medical staffs have adopted an overarching and general “Practitioner Attestation Confidentiality Statement,” such as the example provided here.

There are several steps hospitals can take to prevent harassment. A big one is providing education and communication of what harassment is, what behaviors aren’t tolerated, how to report an allegation, and what the consequences for harassment are.

Find out what’s happening in the world of federal healthcare regulations by reviewing some recent headlines from across the country.

CMS, accrediting agencies, and state regulations enumerate myriad functions that medical staffs must address. These functions can be addressed in bylaws but may be better articulated in medical staff policies. The ultimate responsibility for all medical staff functions lies with the medical executive committee (MEC). Most medical staffs create additional working committees to share the workload. These committees can be standing committees, ad hoc committees, or task forces that operate on a time-limited basis to address an assigned project. In determining which committees to establish, it is important to review state regulations, which sometimes have requirements for specific medical staff committees.

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