Joint Commission accreditation, sought by the overwhelming majority of American hospitals, hinges upon compliance with the Standards and their Elements of Performance set forth in the Joint Commission Accreditation Manual for Hospitals. Some of the most complex, detailed standards involve medical staff bylaws provisions, and processes. Federal immunity and reporting laws can best be met in medical staff bylaws processes. This webinar addresses the most up–to–date industry best practices for medical staff bylaws compliance and effectiveness.
When was the last time the medical staff bylaws were comprehensively reviewed? In addition to compliance with ever-changing accreditation standards and laws, medical staff bylaws should reflect current practices and anticipate future needs. Make the medical staff bylaws work!
Elizabeth Snelson helps medical staff across the country with medical staff bylaws and works for medical societies on medical staff issues. A frequent speaker on medical staff legal issues, Ms. Snelson presents at medical staff leadership retreats, and in programs sponsored by state medical staff services associations and medical societies, the American Medical Association, the American Bar Association, and other organizations. She is Past President of the American Society of Medical Association Counsel, Vice President of the ABA’s Physician Issues Interest Group, and serves Of Counsel to the Minneapolis law firm of Lockridge Grindal Nauen. She was a member of the Joint Commission’s MS 01.01.01 Task Force. Her articles on medical staff legal issues have appeared in various publications. She is the author of The Physicians’ Guide to Medical Staff Organization Bylaws, published by AMA, the Massachusetts Medical Society’s Model Medical Staff Bylaws, the North Carolina Medical Society’s Model Medical Staff Bylaws, and other model medical staff documents.