How directors can meet their responsibility of patient care quality.
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals and the courts have laid on the governing board ultimate responsibility for quality of care and the competence of medical staff appointees. This article describes the steps one board has taken to comply with these directives.
D002983:Clinical Competence; D003249:Constitution and Bylaws; D006075:Governing Board / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006761:Hospitals; D007087:Illinois; D008504:Medical Staff Privileges; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D011787:Quality of Health Care