Annual 2009 Education Program
Hyatt Regency Chicago
June 11-13, 2009
Chicago, Ill.
The Individual Physician in the Organized Medical Staff: Rights and Wrongs
Thursday, June 11, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m., Crystal Ballroom B
The Individual Physician in the Organized Medical Staff: Rights and Wrongs
Faculty: Elizabeth A. Snelson, Esq., Counsel to Medical Staffs
The American Medical Association (AMA) Organized Medical Staff Section (OMSS) represents medical staffs across the country. As a physician member of your hospital's organized medical staff is critical to know how you are protected and what your rights are within your medical staff bylaws. Where do you stand as a physician member of an organized medical staff? Do you know your rights? Are you concerned about your future practice in the hospital? As a leader, can you answer these questions for your colleagues in your organized medical staff? This program will provide you the necessary knowledge and tools needed to protect yourself as a physician member of your organized medical staff.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe what the law provides for physicians within the organized medical staff.
2. Discuss what physicians need to both look for and watch out for in their medical
staff bylaws.
3. Illustrate how physicians can protect their rights within their hospitals' organized
medical staff.
4. Distinguish what to expect from accreditation and health policy trends regarding
your medical staff membership.
Organizational Leadership: Organizational Leadership: The Joint Commission 2009 Leadership Standards
Thursday, June 11, 2:15-3:45 p.m., Crystal Ballroom B
Organizational Leadership: The Joint Commission 2009 Leadership Standards
Faculty: Paul Schyve, MD, Senior Vice President, The Joint Commission
The Organized medical staff is a critical component of the leadership of a hospital. The medical staff leaders, members of the governing body, and the chief executive officer (and other senior administrators) comprise the leadership that is responsible for the quality and safety of care provided within the hospital. Only by these three groups working together can high quality and safe care for patients be achieved. The Joint Commission's newly revised chapter of standards for Leadership - which became effective January 1, 2009 - is designed to facilitate this collaboration.
Learning Objectives:
1. Define the role of a hospital's leadership in achieving quality and safety in patient care.
2. Identify the shared and individual responsibilities of the three leadership groups for patient safety and quality of
care.
3. Illustrate the mechanisms for achieving collaboration among the three leadership groups.
4. Determine the importance of a hospital-wide culture of safety and the role of the organization's leadership in its
creation and maintenance.
Leadership Primer on Meeting Management
Thursday, June 11, 5:45-6:45 p.m., Crystal Ballroom B
Leadership Primer on Meeting Management
Faculty: Jeremy A. Lazarus, MD, Speaker of AMA-HOD and Andrew Gurman, MD, Vice Speaker of AMA-HOD
This program is designed to give leaders the effective tools to lead a successful meeting. The program will include a review of basic parliamentary procedures including usual motions and how they are utilized in the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD). Departures from usual parliamentary procedures will be discussed as well as how the business of the House is processed. It will conclude with a mock Resolution for discussion.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the basic principles of Parliamentary procedure.
2. Differentiate the procedures of the AMA House of Delegates from the Standard Code.
3. Illustrate how the AMA House of Delegates handles its items of business and what are the different categories of
business.
4. Create effective strategies for leading a successful meeting.
Generational Change and the Future Healthcare Leadership
Friday, June 12, 12:00-1:00 p.m., Columbus IJ
Generational Change and the Future Healthcare Leadership
Faculty: Richard Corlin, MD, Past President of the American Medical AssociationThe differences between the current generation of health care leaders and the next - in terms of wants, needs, expectations and even language - are profound. Failure to understand the magnitude of these differences and to respond to them appropriately will diminish the ability of any organization to continue its relevance and fulfill its mission.
Hosted by the American Medical Association (AMA) Organized Medical Staff and Young Physician Sections, this lecture will highlight these differences and examine positive ways in which current leaders might welcome new and potential physicians into the profession and help maintain their interest in participating.
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify specific behavioral and motivational difference between the two generations.
2. Assess these differences and how they can affect each generation's style of leadership.
3. Develop appropriate responses to these differences in a manner that encourages younger members' continued
participation in our activities.
4. Determine an alternative structure, schedule and organizational function in order to achieve continued
importance in the lives of physicians.
Hospital-Employed Physicians and the Medical Staff: Ramifications for Quality and Professionalism
Friday, June 12, 1:30-3:00 p.m., Crystal Ballroom B
Hospital-Employed Physicians and the Medical Staff: Ramifications for Quality and Professionalism
Faculty: Elizabeth A. Snelson, Esq., Counsel to Medical StaffsHospitalists aren't the only ones becoming employed with the hospitals; increasingly, physicians seeking shelter from the hassle factors of private practice or needing coverage after malpractice insurance evaporates or believing that hospital employment will provide a more livable lifestyle are being hired by hospitals. Should the medical staff treat employees differently from the "unemployed" physicians? Can the medical staff sort out the conflicts of interests of physcians whose relationship with the hospital is primarly financial? How are credentialing, hearing rights and other peer review issues affected? Should employees serve in medical staff leadership? These issues and more are critical to those who are not employed with the hospital. Organized Medical Staffs need to be aware of the conflicts of interests that are presented with these two groups.
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify the conflicts of interest issues that are presented by hospital employment of physicians.
2. Explain how to adjust bylaws to address physician employment.
3. Demonstrate why self-governing medical staff is more vital than ever for both "employed" and unemployed"
physicians' patients.
Important Contract Considerations for Physicians when Considering Employment
Friday, June 12, 3:15-4:45 p.m., Crystal Ballroom B
Important Contract Considerations for Physicians when Considering Employment
Faculty: Charles Bond, Esq., Physicians' AdvocatesEmployment of physicians has increasingly become more prevalent in today's hospital's. The structure and provisions of employment agreements can have far-reaching consequences for the practitioner, their patients and the employing organization. This program will provide an overview of relevant law and the implications of contract provisions on professional practice, compensation, and lifestyle. It will also highlight important considerations for those involved in the process such as, compensation, non-compete, on-call, re-payment and termination provisions.
Learning Objectives:
1. Cite background information on federal and state law as it relates to the corporate practice of medicine and
physician employment.
2. Differentiate between an independent contractor and an employment relationship.
3. Identify national trends and statistical information on physician employment by hospitals.
4. Describe the contracting process.
5. Discuss the structure and standard provisions of a physician employment agreement.
6. Explain the important provisions and considerations for those involved in the process of employment contracting.
Health System Reform: A bipartisan discussion
Saturday, June 13, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Columbus I-J
Health System Reform: A Candid Discussion
Faculty: Congressman Tom Price, MD; J. James Rohack, MD, President of American Medical Association and Richard Deem, Senior Vice President of Advocacy at the American Medical Association
Join Congressman Tom Price, MD (R-GA); J. James Rohack, MD, AMA President; and Richard Deem, SVP, AMA Advocacy, for a candid discussion about the status of health system reform, where it is heading and what it means for physicians and patients. With the recent changes in leadership in Washington and the challenging times facing the nation, it is imperative that physicians stay abreast of health care policy strategies and learn how to be a voice for their patients.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the environment under the new administration and its likely impact on health system reform.
2. Identify the AMA's advocacy efforts in regards to health system reform, and
3. Discuss the strategies on how physicians can use their voice as patient advocates in the debate on health
system reform.
Click here to view the PowerPoint Presentation for Rich Deem
Click here to view the PowerPoint for Dr. Rohack's Presentation
Keeping Senior Physicians in Practice: Issues of Competency, Recertification and the Value of Experience
Saturday, June 13, 1:00-2:30 p.m., Columbus I-J
Keeping Senior Physicians in Practice: Issues of Competency, Recertification and the Value of Experience
Faculty: John A. Fromson, MD; Betsy White Williams, PhD, MPH; and David Weber, MD
The well-documented impending physician workforce shortage, coupled with the recent economic downturn, points to the need for physicians to work beyond traditional retirement age. Organizations interested in successfully keeping senior physicians in practice will recognize there are many aspects to consider such as competency, adjusting to changing lifestyles, energy levels, and call. All these factors affect practice productivity, scheduling, coverage and more. This program will help attendees understand the value that senior physicians bring to a practice; the most common age related issues to be aware of; and practical solutions and environmental adjustments to address those issues. Keynote speaker, John A. Fromson, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, is a nationally recognized expert on physician health. A reaction panel including Betsy White Williams, PhD, MPH and David Weber, MD will discuss three real-life scenarios involving senior physicians in practice.
Click here to view three real-life scenarios
Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize the most common age-related changes affecting physicians.
2. Integrate the knowledge of age-related changes with practical tips for either adjusting the practice environment,
revising a senior physician's areas of responsibility, consideration of recertification, or recommendation for
retirement.
