The members of the C-Suite recommended medical staff
members who were leaders of the medical staff (either official or unofficial)
and were considered early adopters or change agents. I selected the first six from that list and
then we asked the six newly appointed members to provide six names of
physicians whom they would like to see join them on the Council and who met the
criteria for selection. Through that
process, we created the Council of 12 and it has been very successful. Over the last two years, we have used them
primarily as a sounding board on initiatives such as improving communications,
getting a better handle on our high utilizers, improving physician
documentation, reducing our preventable conditions, eliminating denials,
reducing readmissions and, of late, developing a pay for performance (P4P) initiative.
As we enter our third year, in addition to focusing on
P4P, we will be asking this group to work with us on clinical integration within
WMHS as well as with the proposed alliance between WMHS, Frederick Health
System and Meritus Health in Hagerstown.
Should the boards of the three health systems decide that this alliance
is in the best interest of their respective communities, clinical integration
will be a critical component of the alliance going forward. The expertise and input from the Council will
be essential.
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