Research Catalog

Title

The hospital medical staff / [by] Charles H. White.

Author

White, Charles H.

Publication

Albany, NY : Delmar Publishers, 1997.

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Details

Description

xvi, 366 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

This book is an important reference for hospital and medical staff leaders on how to manage medical staff functions. Joint Commission standards are employed to outline credentialing, privileging, reappointment, and peer review. Invaluable developmental information is offered on the origin of medical staffs, their managing systems, and the processes and challenges that affect administration.

Series Statement

Delmar series in health services administration

Uniform Title

Delmar series in health services administration.

Subjects

• Hospitals > Medical staff
• Models, Organizational
• Hospitals > Personnel management
• Medical Staff, Hospital > organization & administration

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Ch. 1. Hospitals: Pesthouses to Systems -- Ch. 2. Doctors: Slavery to Specialties -- Ch. 3. The Modern Hospital Medical Staff -- Ch. 4. Medical Staff Roles and Responsibilities -- Ch. 5. Credentialing -- Ch. 6. Reappointment -- Ch. 7. Peer Review -- Ch. 8. Chief of Staff -- Ch. 9. Three-Chiefs Model -- Ch. 10. Medical Staff Executive -- Ch. 11. Department Leadership -- Ch. 12. How Administration Relates to Physicians -- Ch. 13. Vice President for Medical Affairs -- Ch. 14. How Boards Relate to Physicians -- Ch. 15. Expectations from the Medical Staff -- Ch. 16. Key Reports by the Medical Staff -- Ch. 17. Hospital Leadership Duties -- Ch. 18. CME Revisited -- Ch. 19. Hospital-Medical Staff Relationships -- Ch. 20. Things That Work -- Ch. 21. Things That Do Not Work -- Ch. 22. Medical Staff in Turmoil -- Ch. 23. Wisdom from the Doctors' Lounge -- Ch. 24. The Consequences of Competition -- Ch. 25. What Is Managed Care? --
• Ch. 26. Medical Staff in Competitive Times -- Ch. 27. Alternative Models -- Ch. 28. Staffs and Groups: Friends of Foes? -- Ch. 29. Supporting or Assisting Members -- Ch. 30. What Does It All Mean?

ISBN

0827371667

LCCN

96011483

OCLC

• 34547946
• ocm34547946
• SCSB-4781722

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries