Horty Springer Sanford Health Medical Staff Leadership Program 11.10.22

November 10, 2022

Target Audience

Physicians

Learning Objectives

Identify legal issues that affect credentialing

Define the benefits of having policies and procedures to address problem practitioners Identify

Manage the variety of peer review issues that confront them in their roles as physician leaders

Define the legal responsibilities of Medical Staff leaders and the legal protections available to them

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 4.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
11/09/2022
Course expires: 
12/30/2022
Event starts: 
11/10/2022 - 8:00am EST
Event ends: 
11/10/2022 - 12:15pm EST

Time Topic 
8:00 – 8:45 a.m. Giving Confidence – Legal Protections for Medical Staff Leaders 
Medical Staff Law 101 
How the Law Protects You! 

8:45 – 9:30 a.m. Hot Topics in Privileging 
What Could Go Wrong?
“Turf Battles” and New Privileges
Advanced Practice Providers

9:30 – 10:15 a.m. Effective Peer Review of Clinical Concerns 
Obstacles to effective reviews 
Best practices to create an educational, non-punitive peer review process 
Addressing employed practitioners 
Obtaining meaningful input from those under review 

10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break 

10:30 to 10:45 a.m. Dealing with Behavior that Undermines a Culture of Safety 
Connection between behavior and patient safety 
Best practices for addressing behavioral concerns 

10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Practitioner Health 
How common are health concerns?

11:00 – 11:30 am Keys to confidentiality, Documentation and Access to Files

11:30 – 12:05 pm EMTALA and On-Call Issues 
On-call schedule 
Selective privileging 
Transfers 
Paying for call 
Penalties

12:05 – 12:15 p.m. Attracting, Preparing, and Maintaining Medical Staff Leaders

Disclaimer Statement

The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses

Sanford Health - Schroeder Auditorium
Sioux Falls, SD
United States

Dan Mulholland, JD

Mary Paterni, JD

Faculty Disclosure

No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.

Accreditation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and Horty Springer Seminars. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh School designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other Healthcare Professionals
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 4.00 Attendance
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