tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post4946545329396701218..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Trustees practice ethicsPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-32142290430067469822009-04-22T21:51:00.000-04:002009-04-22T21:51:00.000-04:00The concern was mainly about timely reporting to s...The concern was mainly about timely reporting to senior management and to the Board's Patient Care Assessment Committee. There had been proper reporting to regulatory agencies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-89622082988795482472009-04-22T19:35:00.000-04:002009-04-22T19:35:00.000-04:00Thanks, but - wow.
If I may ask, to which one wou...Thanks, but - wow. <br />If I may ask, to which one would the MRSA outbreak have been reported - in view of Dr. Sand's letter stating the DPH "had<br /> concerns about our system for reporting infection clusters to leadership bodies within the hospital". (Or was this concern regarding reporting at a lower level, such as individual department to senior executives).<br />Just curious, thanks.<br /><br />nonlocalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-40296955544268294232009-04-22T18:49:00.000-04:002009-04-22T18:49:00.000-04:00Think of our Board of Directors as the Executive C...Think of our Board of Directors as the Executive Committee of a traditional hospital board of trustees. Both have committees reporting to them. That's the best parallel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-64596473886860836122009-04-22T17:31:00.000-04:002009-04-22T17:31:00.000-04:00I know this is a bit off-topic, but good grief, th...I know this is a bit off-topic, but good grief, that's a lot of oversight to coordinate! If the Trustees run all the committees (such as the Quality Assurance Committee or equivalent), then how do they coordinate and communicate information regarding that all-important activity to the Directors, who are formally responsible to accrediting agencies for the hospital's quality activities?<br />It just seems a bit cumbersome, unless I am missing something.<br /><br />nonlocalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com