tort reform 2013 - Debunking the Myth of Tort Reform: The Facts Speak for Themselves - Webinar By MentorHealth

Overview: Analysis of the behavior and management expected of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in assuring organizational compliance with the Community Standards and the implications to legal proceedings alleging corporate negligence.The presentation will integrate the issues below above and will use case studies from actual corporate negligence litigation.
Why should you attend: Acute-care hospitals are very complex and often dangerous environments. The potential for patient injury is ever present. The presentation focuses and correlates executive management duties and responsibilities with those of frontline managers. Emphasis will be placed on correlating day-to-day performance with the community standards and standards of care relevant to hospital management in the context of the non-delegable accountability of the Chief Executive Officer to assure such compliance.
The issue of the healthcare industry's concern about the economic burden related to medical malpractice and corporate negligence and the perception that tort reform is the appropriate solution to this issue will be addressed.
Areas Covered in the Session:
The Role of the CEO in the Management Accountability Process for Patient Care
The Impact of the American College of Healthcare Executives "Code of Ethics" on the Day to Day Functioning of the CEO, Managers and Professional Caregivers
Assuring Compliance with The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (Joint Commission) and Its Definitive Role in Establishing and Evaluating Compliance with Minimum Community Standards
Federal regulations and advisories as community standards
State Licensure and local regulations as community standards
Standards promulgated by specialty clinical organizations
Hospital Policies & Procedures, Bylaws, and Rules & Regulations as community standards
The Relationship between Community Standards and the Specific Duties of the Chief Executive Officer
Governance Issues and Dynamics: The Governing Body, Medical Staff, and the Chief Executive Officer
The Role of the CEO in Management Oversight of the Medical Staff
The Duty & Obligation of the CEO to Prevent "Sham Peer Review"
Who Will Benefit:
CEOs COOs CFOs and CNOs
Senior Risk Managers of acute-care Hospitals and Systems
Hospital Trustees
Graduate Students Pursuing Advanced Degrees in Healthcare Administration
Litigators: Involved in Medical Malpractice and Healthcare Institutional Corporate Negligence Matters
Health Care Policy Makers
Arthur S. Shorr is President and Founder of Arthur S. Shorr & Associates Inc.; a management consulting firm specializing in providing operational consulting, business, and strategic planning services to Hospitals, Medical Groups and Physicians. Mr. Shorr also serves as an Expert Witness in matters of Corporate Negligence and Institutional liability involving hospitals, nursing homes, and licensed healthcare facilities. Mr. Shorr holds an MBA in Health Care Administration from The George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Economics from Brooklyn College, City University of New York. He is Board Certified in Healthcare Administration, and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Mr. Shorr has been active professionally in the healthcare field for over 45 +years on a full-time basis. He has held senior executive positions in major Medical Centers including Senior Vice-President of Administration and Chief Operating Officer Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Administrator, Chief Operating Officer, and Acting Interim President and Chief Executive Officer at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he was he began his career at Hutzel Hospital, a 400-bed teaching hospital component of The Detroit Medical Center.
Mr. Shorr has served on numerous healthcare governing boards, and currently is a Trustee and Board member of The American Hospital Management Corporation and Mad River Community Hospital in Arcata, California. He is the author of numerous peer reviewed articles, is a frequent national lecturer on Health Care Policy, Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Administration, and Hospital Corporate Negligence. At the commission of Westlaw Thomson Reuters, Mr. Shorr or third a textbook entitled: “Hospital Corporate Negligence, Legal & Administrative Issues; Westlaw Thomson-Reuters October 2009. He is a recurring speaker for national educational seminars sponsored by the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Trial Advocacy College, and the American Association for Justice. He has also consulted and lectured internationally in South Africa, Australia, Canada, China & Israel. He was appointed to the faculties of Wayne State University. The University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning and Development. His current academic appointment is Executive in Residence & Senior Professorial Lecturer at The George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services.
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