Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to M M Mannisto.
More board involvement is needed in the credentialing process, but what form should that involvement take? Some hospitals have restructured the medical staff credentials committee to include trustee representation. This article examines the antitrust and personal liability implications of that move, as well as the likely reaction of the medical staff.
What is the board's role in ethical policy and decisionmaking? What is the most appropriate place for an ethics committee within the hospital organization? This article presents the viewpoints of some of today's leaders in the area of biomedical ethics on those questions and their thoughts as to what changes ethics committees may undergo in the future.
This article looks at the Governing Board Mentor Program, a special project designed to help boards evaluate their performance. The project, which was developed by the Hospital Research and Educational Trust, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association, and funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, is based on the concept of having a peer serve as a facilitator and discussion leader during a one- to two-day retreat.
Do the responsibilities of local boards in multihospital systems differ from one system to another? Can local board autonomy be maintained within the corporate goals and mission of the system? This article, which is based on informal interviews with system executives, examines how a number of multihospital systems select local board members, what duties are typically delegated to local boards, and the powers reserved by corporate boards.