Register today for IMQ's Stepping Up to Leadership Conference The Institute for Medical Quality’s (IMQ) Stepping Up to Leadership conference will be held at the Paradise Point Resort and Spa in San Diego on February 22-23, 2018. This program is widely recognized as the “go to” course for acquiring knowledge and skills to successfully lead a medical staff. Offered in conjunction with the University of California, San Diego PACE Program, the program was developed in response to a commonly expressed need for better, more practical hands-on training for medical staff leaders. In addition to interactive training in communicating and handling ... February 5, 2018 General IMQ, Institute for Medical Quality, Organized Medical Staff Section, Hospital Medical Staff, Medical Staff, Organized Medical Staff, Physician Leadership 0 0 Comment Read More »
Hospital at center of "existential threat" to medical staff self-governance files for bankruptcy The Tulare hospital embroiled in a bitter legal battle over the self-governance rights of its medical staff has filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. The filing came just two days before closing arguments were scheduled in the case, Tulare Regional Medical Center Medical Staff v. Tulare Regional Medical Center, et al. Although the hospital is in bankruptcy, the California Medical Association (CMA) will continue to seek a legal remedy in this matter. If the medical staff is unable to resolve the case out of court, the trial court could resume the ... October 19, 2017 CMA, General Amicus Briefs, Hospital Medical Staff, Legal Advocacy, Medical Staff, Medical Staff Self-Governance 0 0 Comment Read More »
IMQ Medical Staff Conference early bird registration deadline is Sept. 30 Register today for the 2017 Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) Medical Staff Conference and save. This event—held October 26 at the Embassy Suites SFO (Gateway) Hotel in South San Francisco—will deliver the information, solutions and best practices that physicians need to successfully lead their medical staffs. Join us for a day of learning, problem solving, fact finding and dialogue about ways to enhance the medical staff's effectiveness in meeting goals and improving quality of care and patient safety. This one-day course will address the critical challenges facing medical staff and ... September 27, 2017 General Hospital Medical Staff, IMQ, Institute for Medical Quality, Medical Staff 0 0 Comment Read More »
Webinar: Medical staff self-governance and the Tulare medical staff trial Medical staff self-governance is a vital part of a carefully crafted system designed to ensure the delivery of quality patient care in California hospitals. Join us for a one-hour webinar on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at 12:15 p.m., for an overview of the rights and responsibilities of the self-governing medical staff under state and federal law, including credentialing, establishing clinical criteria and standards, organizing committees to monitor patient care, reviewing medical records, working with hospital administrators and governing bodies, and peer review, among other things. Presenter: Long Do, CMA legal ... July 24, 2017 CMA, General Hospital Medical Staff, Legal Advocacy, Medical Staff, Medical Staff Self-Governance, Webinars 0 0 Comment Read More »
IMQ offers customized peer review to assist medical staffs Did you know that the Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ), a subsidiary of the California Medical Association (CMA), offers peer review consultations? IMQ currently offers two types of consultations—a clinical case review or a comprehensive evaluation of a physician’s practice. In both cases, IMQ's physician reviewers are in active practice in the clinical specialty or sub-specialty of the case selected for peer review. These services are customized for each medical staff, group or clinic, with fees based on the scope of services provided. Upon completion, the reviewers create a report detailing ... August 8, 2016 General IMQ, Institute for Medical Quality, Peer Review, Hospital Medical Staff, Medical Staff 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA releases 2016 annotated Model Medical Staff Bylaws The California Medical Association (CMA) has released its 2016 Model Medical Staff Bylaws. These bylaws are the definitive guide for medical staffs, providing details on professional and legal structures to support effective medical staff operations and self-governance. The model bylaws are fully annotated to provide background information on critical provisions, including explanations of relevant state and federal laws, hospital accreditation standards, and other explanatory information. The 2016 Model Medical Staff Bylaws are available free to any medical staff with an active membership in CMA’s Organized Medical Staff Section (OMSS). If your ... July 14, 2016 CMA, General Medical Staff, Medical Staff Bylaws, Organized Medical Staff, Hospital Medical Staff 0 0 Comment Read More »
IMQ offers consulting services for hospital medical staffs After 40 years of partnership, the Joint Commission has, effective April 30, 2016, terminated its joint survey program with the Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ), a subsidiary of the California Medical Association (CMA). Although this is a huge blow to California medical staffs, IMQ continues to offer valuable hospital consulting services, including assistance for hospitals preparing for licensure and accreditation surveys. Medical Staff Consultations IMQ’s medical staff consultation services range from individualized consultations to group presentations and workshops that provide in-depth learning experiences addressing key medical staff functions such as performance ... April 29, 2016 CMA, General IMQ, Institute for Medical Quality, Medical Staff, Hospital Medical Staff 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA files amicus brief in support of hospital medical staff self-governance The California Medical Association (CMA) has filed an amicus brief in support of the medical staff at Tulare Regional Medical Center in its lawsuit against the hospital alleging violations of state laws when the hospital terminated the entire medical staff and its duly elected officers. The hospital has recognized a replacement medical staff formed by a group of seven physicians led by the vice chairman of the hospital board. This group presented itself as a newly formed medical staff after it selected new bylaws and named officers to the medical ... March 31, 2016 CMA Hospital Medical Staff, Legal Advocacy, Self-Governance, Amicus Briefs 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA urges Tulare hospital to reverse decision to oust elected medical staff leaders A California hospital’s recent attempt to unlawfully dissolve its medical staff and replace the staff’s elected leaders has spurred the California Medical Association (CMA) to step in and urge more appropriate action. The issue revolves around a decision purportedly made by the Tulare Regional Medical Center’s Board of Directors on January 26 to “terminate its relationship” with the hospital’s medical staff and “enter a new arrangement” with a new medical staff – one that has been approved by the hospital's board, according to a letter sent from Board Chair Sherrie ... February 9, 2016 General Legal Advocacy, Medical Staff Self-Governance, Tulare County Medical Society, Hospital Medical Staff 0 0 Comment Read More »
Space still available at IMQ medical staff conference There are still a few spots left to attend the California Medical Association's Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) 2015 Medical Staff Conference on October 29 in Los Angeles. The one-day event will provide physicians with the information, solutions and best practices that they need to successfully lead their medical staffs. The conference will tackle some of the difficult decisions facing medical staffs, such as granting privileges for aging physicians and those reentering practice after an absence. Through examples and discussion, the faculty will demonstrate how, by maintaining a focus ... October 2, 2015 General Institute for Medical Quality, Medical Staff, Hospital Medical Staff, IMQ 0 0 Comment Read More »
