GMSI Live: Symposium kicks off

The Greeley Medical Staff Institute Symposium takes place at the Ritz-Carlton, Naples, FL. (HospitalistLeadership.com Photo / Karen M. Cheung)

We’re here in beautiful Naples, FL, at the Ritz-Carlton!

The Greeley Medical Staff Institute Symposium Pre-conference kicked off today with attendees in the three tracks of ED Call, Medical Staff Bylaws, and Physician Performance Measurement for intimate, interactive workshops.

Led by speakers, Richard A. Sheff, MD, CMSL, Michael R. Callahan, Esq., Jonathan H. Burroughs, MD, MBA, FACPE, CMSL, and Robert J. Marder, MD, CMSL, the workshops were a three-hour intensive, chock-full of good information.

Particularly interesting was Marder’s session on how to select indicators and targets for the six general competencies and OPPE.

“Who’s a mediocre physician?,” asked Marder for a show of hands in the room of medical staff leaders who chuckled. Most people simply use data to distinguish between acceptable and not acceptable performance. Instead, Marder explained, medical staffs need to have targets to distinguish between excellent, average, and not average performance, and not simply the traditional acceptable/nonacceptable data. Physicians should be distinguished between mediocre and those who go above and beyond. Therefore, set targets.

“If you don’t have targets, it’s not a performance measurement; it’s just data,” said Marder.

Get some rest tonight for a full day tomorrow as we dive into the programs of Physician-Hospital Alignment, Peer Review and Physician Performance, Hospitalist Program Management, and Health Law, Bylaws, and Regulatory Issues. Keep a look at for more stories and pictures from GMSI Live!

The Ritz-Carlton features balconies that overlook Naples, FL. (HospitalistLeadership.com Photo / Karen M. Cheung)