Live Webinar
Medical Staff Governing Documents: Best Practices for an Evolving Healthcare Environment
Thursday, February 12 at 11 a.m. PT
As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, so must a medical staff’s governing documents. This webinar will help you identify opportunities to improve medical staff bylaws and related documents, making them easier to navigate, interpret, and implement in practice.
Get practical tips for navigating the medical staff governing document revision process, including common challenges and best practices for managing updates effectively.
Get Insight Into:
✓ Key provisions to include in medical staff governing documents to address common and problematic situations
✓ The benefits of including similar governing document provisions across a healthcare system
✓ The project management skills needed to manage the governing document revision process
Meet The Speaker
Rebecca B. Hoyes, J.D.
Principal, Polsinelli LLP
Rebecca Hoyes has an extensive background in the healthcare sector on various legal issues, including the representation of hospitals and their medical staffs in peer review investigations, corrective action, hearings and appeals. She counsels clients on privileging and credentialing of AHPs and physicians; bylaws, rules, and policies; compliance with accreditation, licensure and regulatory requirements; practitioner disruptive behavior, disability, and impairment; responding to subpoenas by state agencies requesting peer review or health information; and medical staff reporting obligations. Additionally, Rebecca advises hospitals and their medical staffs on state and federal privacy laws, emergency transfer laws, call coverage policies, exclusive contracts, and telemedicine services.
Rebecca’s experience in medical staff work extends to the integration of medical staffs within a healthcare system, including formal medical staff unifications and the integration of medical staff functions, such as regional coordination of credentialing and peer review duties.
Rebecca’s experience in peer review extends to the representation of medical foundations, medical groups, and ASCs in peer review matters, such as drafting sharing agreements, composing Bylaws, and hearing procedures. She also works with individuals and business entities on fraud and abuse issues and responds to investigations, audits, and actions by state and federal health oversight agencies.