Question

What impacts bylaw has on medical staff ?

Answer 1

Answer: Medical staff is one of the most regulated entities. Hospital governing boards are not required to include medical staff members.

• Hospital with no physician board members must consult directly with the individual who is assigned the reasonability for the organization and conduct of the medical staff
• A multi-hospital system, using a single governing board, the consultation must be with the responsible physician of each hospital in the system

Hospital must be able to demonstrate (minutes, agenda, etc.) that its board is appropriately responsive to requests from medical staff representative for timely consultation on quality of care concerns, There is alot of improvement in the medical staff, many of the changes and rules have been made by considering the medical staff.