Can We Do That Here? Establishing the Scope of Surgical Practice at a New Safety-Net Community Hospital Through a Transparent, Collaborative Review of Physician Privileges.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf
; 44(1): 52-60, 2018 01.
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| ID: mdl-29290247
ABSTRACT
PROBLEM DEFINITION Stewarding of physician privileges wisely is imperative, but no guidelines exist for how to incorporate system-level factors in privileging decisions. A newly opened, safety-net community hospital tailored the scope of surgical practice through review of physician privileges. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital is a public-private partnership, safety-net institution in South Los Angeles that opened in July 2015. It has 131 beds, including a 28-bed emergency department, a 20-bed ICU, and 5 operating rooms. Staff privileging decisions were initially based only on physicians' training and experience, but this resulted in several cases that tested the boundaries of what a small community hospital was prepared to handle. ITERATION AND PIVOTS A collaborative, transparent process to review physician privileges was developed. This began with physician-only review of procedure lists, followed by a larger, multidisciplinary group to assess system-level factors. Specific questions were used to guide discussion, and unanimous approval from all stakeholders was required to include a procedure. An initial list of 558 procedures across 11 specialties was reduced to 321 (57.5%). No new cases that fall outside these new boundaries have arisen. KEY INSIGHTS An inclusive process was crucial for obtaining buy-in and establishing cultural norms. Arranging transfer agreements remains a significant challenge. NEXT STEPS:
Accumulation of institutional experience continues through regular performance reviews. As this hospital's capabilities mature, a blueprint has been established for expanding surgical scope of practice based explicitly on system-level factors.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Médicos
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Operatórios
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Provedores de Redes de Segurança
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Hospitais Comunitários
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf
Assunto da revista:
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article