The Medical Executive Committee Handbook

Softcover: 250 pages
Size: 11" x 8.5"
ISBN 1578399610
978-1578399611
HCPro
February 2007
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The current heightened regulatory and economic pressures mean that the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) faces even more challenges in directing the medical staff. Thankfully, we’ve got just what you need to overcome these challenges.

The Medical Executive Committee Handbook will aid MEC members and other physician leaders in understanding their role in quality improvement, peer review, and credentialing and privileging.

This edition serves as a guide for MEC members looking to improve their relationship with the medical staff, and offers practical tools and strategies for effective leadership in today’s hospital. It contains:

sample forms and policies
tools for leadership development
tips and techniques for effective communication and administration
job descriptions for leaders

This book is ideal for

directors of medical staff offices
medical executive committees
medical staff presidents
chiefs of staff
vice presidents of medical affairs
department chairs
medical staff professionals

Check out the Table of Contents:

The role of the MEC and the challenge of achieving a truly effective medical staff
What the MEC needs to know about quality improvement and patient safety
The power of the pyramid: How to achieve great physician performance
Appoint excellent physicians
Set, communicate, and achieve buy-in to expectations of performance
Measure performance against expectations
Provide periodic physician feedback
Manage poor performance
Take corrective action
Governance
Administration
Communication
Leadership

With the help of The Medical Executive Committee Handbook, you’ll be able to:

identify strategies to improve overall leadership capabilities
review principles of restructuring to eliminate wasteful and bureaucratic medical staff practices
create processes to increase and enhance influence with management and the board
identify techniques to reduce time spent in meetings
define the criteria for creating an effective program to improve medical staff communication and collegiality
critically evaluate the factors driving medical staff leadership compensation

Help your MEC and physician leaders develop strong leadership and management skills with The Medical Executive Committee Handbook.

With more than 17 years of experience, HCPro, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated information, education, training, and consulting products and services in the vital areas of healthcare regulation and compliance. The company's mission is to meet the specialized informational, advisory, and educational needs of the healthcare industry. As an acknowledged industry authority in healthcare regulation and compliance, HCPro focuses on providing its clients assistance and expertise in the areas of accreditation, medical staff affairs, credentialing, privileging, medical record management, regulatory compliance, nursing, quality/patient safety, infection control, and workplace safety.

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