Preparing adequate medical staff committee minutes: tips for handling a difficult task.
Preparation of medical staff committee minutes can be a difficult and frustrating challenge for medical staff leaders and those who advise them. Inadequate or inaccurate minutes can lead to loss of a defense against liability and poor performance on accreditation surveys and governmental inspections. This article discusses the purposes of minutes and offers various tips for achieving these purposes through careful preparation and review.
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Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa.
D004282:Documentation / Q000592:standards*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States