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The Medical Executive Committee ManualMary J. Hoppa; William F. Mills Your resource to build and support an effective medical executive committee Physician leaders are pressed for time. Give them the knowledge and tools to confidently and effectively carry out their MEC responsibilities and comply with accreditors'standards. This book will help MEC members understand their role in important medical staff functions, such as credentialing and privileging; competence assessment and peer review; physician contracts and alignment; and quality and patient safety. This book also helps MEC members understand their relationship to the medical staff, other committees, administrators, and the governing board. Benefits This book will serve as a guide and reference manual for how the MEC can effectively and efficiently carry out its duties, including: Methods for providing leadership that is fair, honest, and consistentMaximizing members'leadership skills and minimizing time spent in meetingsThe MEC's role in OPPE, FPPE, and peer reviewThe MEC's role in physician contracting, physician-hospital alignment, and hospital strategiesCommunicating with the governing board and hospital administrators View the Table of Contents Chapter 1: Roles and Responsibilities of the Medical Staff, Management, and BoardQuality and Safety Board ResponsibilitiesOrganizational ChartsMedical Staff ResponsibilitiesManagement ResponsibilitiesUnderstanding Influence Chapter 2: The Power of the Pyramid: How to Achieve Great Physician Performance Appoint Excellent PhysiciansSet, Communicate, and Achieve Buy-In to ExpectationsMeasure Performance Against ExpectationsProvide Periodic FeedbackManage Poor PerformanceTake Corrective Action Chapter 3: Appoint Excellent Physicians Guiding Principles Chapter 4: Set, Communicate, and Achieve Buy-In to Expectations How to Develop Great ExpectationsSample Performance Expectations Chapter 5: Measure Performance Against Expectations Peer ReviewSpecial Circumstances in Peer Review Chapter 6: Provide Periodic Feedback Ten-Step Process for Creating Physician Performance ReportsGaining Physician Buy-In to Reports Chapter 7: Manage Poor Performance Chapter 8: Take Corrective Action Chapter 9: Medical Staff Bylaws and Rules and Regulations: The MEC's Role Composition of the MECAttendance RequirementsCode of ConductConfidentialityConflicts of InterestThe “Minority Report”Implementing ChangeBylaws, Rules and Regulations, Policies and Procedures Chapter 10: Medical Staff Functions: The MEC's Role Regulatory RequirementsMedical Staff FunctionsInformation Flow Chapter 11: Credentialing and Privileging: The MEC's Role Are Credentialing and Privileging the Same?Four-Step ProcessExpedited CredentialingPolicy in ActionEssential Credentialing and Privileging Policies Chapter 12: Peer Review, Quality, and Patient Safety: The MEC's Role Terms to Know Peer ReviewManaging Loose vs. Managing TightManaging System PerformanceFour Components of Patient SafetyOrganizational Performance ImprovementWhat the MEC Can Do Chapter 13: FPPE and OPPE: The MEC's Role What Is FPPE?What Is OPPE?The Six Core CompetenciesPerformance Improvement Plan Oversight Chapter 14: Managing Professional Conduct: The MEC's Role Protecting a Culture of SafetyMedical Staff Code of Conduct PolicyLegal and Regulatory Obligation to Address Conduct IssuesPerformance Pyramid to Address Conduct Chapter 15: Physician Contracts: The MEC's Role Clinical Servic