Overview:
Problems caused by professional misconduct range from patient care jeopardized by victimized providers to liability for harassment in this era of #MeToo.
However, outbursts and other inappropriate
behavior can be symptoms of physician burnout or undiagnosed physical
conditions. Conduct can be subjective; claims can result from
retaliation or malice.
Monitoring the work readiness of
physicians and other providers can be a huge responsibility involving
credentialing and other peer reviews.
Hospital Codes of
Compliance may be drafted to address only employees' conduct while
medical staff bylaws often fail to address conduct as subject to
corrective action-or both could purport to govern physician behavior but
under contradicting and inconsistent requirements and procedures.
This
webinar will instruct attendees on appropriate policies and procedures
to prevent and address physicians' and other providers' disruptive
behavior.
Why you should Attend:
Hospitals and other facilities face liability when health care is
endangered by the conduct on the part of physicians and other medical
staff members and clinical employees.
Not only can quality be
jeopardized by inappropriate touching, intimidating comments, threats,
and other unprofessional behavior, but hospitals and facilities can also
be liable for harassment and fostering an unhealthy work environment.
Joint Commission calls on hospital management, boards, and medical staff leaders to implement codes of conduct.
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Legal responsibility for disruptive behavior
- Peer review protection for corrective action for actions based on conduct
- Hospital accreditation requirements
- Dangerous inconsistencies between hospital policy and medical staff requirements
Who Will Benefit:
- Medical Staff President
- Bylaws Committee Chair
- Chief Medical Officer
- Vice President of Medical Affairs
- Chief of Staff
- Director of Medical Staff
- Medical Staff Attorney
- Hospital Counsel
- Medical Staff Manager