IMQ Hosts Conference on Medical Staff and Hospital Collaboration
[Posted 01/19/06]

CMA’s Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) is hosting its second annual conference on medical staff and hospital collaboration February 23-24 at the Hyatt Regency in Monterey. Last year’s conference, which focused on pay-for-performance initiatives, was attended by a dynamic group of medical staff leaders and administrators from hospitals throughout California.

This year’s conference, “Data Collection and Quality of Care Issues,” brings together hospitals and medical staffs to improve their effectiveness in delivering care. This program covers government, payor, and accreditor data-collection requirements; how data collection is tied to charting and reimbursement; the implementation and impact of electronic health records; linking hospital and physician practice data, and new error reporting laws. Presenters and attendees will discuss whether appropriate and accurate data is being collected, how the medical staff can get “buy-in” from colleagues, and external forces currently affecting hospitals. The conference will also cover thorny issues facing medical staff leaders, such as medical staff bylaws and peer review. Participants will learn how to run an effective meeting and handle disruptive physicians.

Click here for a program brochure and registration information.

Contact: Leslie Anne Iacopi, 415/882-5167 or liacopi@imq.org.