Per most states’ hospital licensure requirements, medical staff membership and clinical privileges are granted through processes outlined by the hospital’s medical staff bylaws. Those bylaws define the requirements for staff membership and delineation of clinical privileges. They also provide for various forms of procedural due process, including fair hearings (and any related appeals process) for adverse recommendations and actions.

For many people, regardless of career, the thought of professional writing or public speaking can be daunting. Whether it be stage fright, writer’s block, or something else entirely, people have a multitude of reasons for rejecting opportunities to write for publication or speak at an engagement. Leslie Cox, BS, MHA, CPMSM, CPCS, former senior director at Banner Health’s credentialing verification office in Phoenix, knows these feelings of intimidation quite well; however, Cox has had her fair share of professional writing and speaking experience, and she urges MSPs to answer the call when an opportunity comes knocking.

Clashing interests and ethics can undermine the integrity of medical staff tasks, create financial disputes between a healthcare institution and the physicians who practice there, disrupt key governance processes, cause rifts that jeopardize patient care, and, in extreme cases, result in costly legal action. During this 90-minute on-demand webinar, expert Catherine Ballard, Esq., will walk attendees through long-standing and emerging internal and external conflicts that can undermine medical staff stability. She will provide practical strategies for addressing these issues and for articulating resolution tactics in governance documents.

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