Host Nick Healey welcomes to the show Husch Blackwell’s partner Ellee Cochran and Melanie Durfee, who serves as the Director of Medical Staff Services for a 205-bed acute care hospital in Idaho, for a two-part discussion focusing on the foundational role of bylaws in medical staff governance.
Part I of our discussion focuses on important governance concepts at a high level, including what role bylaws are meant to serve and what legal or regulatory mandates pertain to bylaws. The discussion covers See more +
Host Nick Healey welcomes to the show Husch Blackwell’s partner Ellee Cochran and Melanie Durfee, who serves as the Director of Medical Staff Services for a 205-bed acute care hospital in Idaho, for a two-part discussion focusing on the foundational role of bylaws in medical staff governance.
Part I of our discussion focuses on important governance concepts at a high level, including what role bylaws are meant to serve and what legal or regulatory mandates pertain to bylaws. The discussion covers broadly the kinds of provisions and language found in medical staff bylaws and explores how bylaws intersect with other rules and policy documents. The host and guests draw on deep experience with medical staff governance to provide practical tips on the process of creating or updating bylaws and how to avoid associated pitfalls. See less -