Home  Physician-Hospital Relationships: Where Do You Stand?
The Massachusetts Medical
Society
Physician-Hospital Relationships:
Where Do You Stand?
Sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society and
its Organized Medical Staff Section
This course was
developed from a live program held on November 18, 2006
at the MMS Headquarters in Waltham, MA. Utilizing slides and audio
you will experience the presentations on Hospital and Medical
Staff Bylaws and The Peer Review Process presented by Elizabeth A.
Snelson, Esq., Legal Counsel to the medical staffs throughout the
country.
DESCRIPTION
This program focuses on the
importance of communication in the increasingly complex dynamic of and
growing strain on physician–hospital relationships. Participants
will gain a greater understanding of medical staff bylaws and the
peer-review process. Information will focus on the importance of
communication, the danger of conflict, and how they relate to patient
safety, motivation techniques, and ultimately, job satisfaction.
Leadership development will engage physicians for more familiarity with
operations, and facilitate opportunities to advocate for patient
care.
AUDIENCE
All practicing physicians need to
keep up with the ever-changing landscape of physician–hospital
relationships. This topic is of importance to physicians, hospital
medical staffs, and those who work in the medical insurance field.
FACULTY
Elizabeth A. ("Libby")
Snelson practices peer review and medical staff law, including
bylaws, credentialing issues, and National Practitioner Data Bank and
other regulatory matters in St Paul, MN. Ms Snelson represents medical
staffs and medical societies around the country and is a frequent
speaker on physician advocacy and medical staff law. Her articles appear
regularly in professional association publications. Ms. Snelson is a
graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul, and earned both her masters'
and law degrees at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
She has been admitted to the bar in Minnesota and California and is a
past president of the Society of Medical Association Counsel.
ABOUT THE
ORGANIZED MEDICAL STAFF SECTION
The Organized Medical Staff Section
provides a forum for medical staff to participate in organized medicine
at both the local (MMS) and national (AMA) levels. The Section also
offers various educational, advocacy, and outreach initiatives tailored
to the interests of organized medical staffs.
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Represents the interests of
medical staff
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Participates in legislative
initiatives
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Facilitates networking
opportunities
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Organizes and facilitates
educational forums
Helpful Hints
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This course and all associated materials are
available free of charge. To complete exam and receive AMA PRA
Category 1 CreditTM, a nominal fee is applied at the
end of the course. Course Fees located
under "Course Information".
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If you need to stop in the middle of a course,
you may return to the course at anytime to complete.
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The content of this course was specifically
developed for the Internet in November 2007. The expiration date for
this course is December 31, 2008.
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Disclosure and Commercial Support information
is located under Course
Information.
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