New standards to uphold

One sign of a true compromise is an outcome that nobody considers ideal but most find acceptable. By that measure, the draft medical staff standard the Joint Commission recently released for field review appears to be a successful compromise, say hospital and physician groups. The current working dr...

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Published in:Modern Healthcare 2010-01, Vol.40 (2), p.14
Main Author: Kirchheimer, Barbara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bylaws
Compliance
Flexibility
Health care industry
Hospitals
Law firms
Surgeons
Task forces
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Summary:One sign of a true compromise is an outcome that nobody considers ideal but most find acceptable. By that measure, the draft medical staff standard the Joint Commission recently released for field review appears to be a successful compromise, say hospital and physician groups. The current working draft standard released Dec 17, 2009, called MS.01.01.01, replaces the 2007 version (MS.1.20), and is the product of 12 meetings over more than a year by a task force convened by the Joint Commission. Most agree the latest version is less prescriptive than the 2007 version. This task force was attempting to maintain the credibility of the bylaws while providing greater flexibility about where the details reside
ISSN:0160-7480
1944-7647