Governing board members, senior leadership, and medical staff leadership should be oriented to seven hospital-specific terms. List at least five of them.
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Hospital and critical access hospitals, here’s something to watch out for: The Joint Commission has posted their field review of proposed new and revised requirements for both programs in the area of leadership oversight for emergency management.
The hospital’s governing board is responsible for identifying what positions are responsible for planning, marketing, and operations. Where will you find this information documented?
In 2009, The Joint Commission added Leadership standard LD.03.01.01, "Leaders create and maintain a culture of safety and quality throughout the hospital," to recognize that behavior that intimidates others and affects staff morale and turnover can also be damaging to patient care, and to...