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This guide provides the steps in the chain of command when escalating such issues, questions or concerns. POLICY: The medical staff and administration of UM Upper Chesapeake Health have approved the use of the following “chain of command” in order to resolve issues involving a member of the “medical staff.” CHAIN OF COMMAND:
19 sty 2023 · A formal chain of command provides staff with access to immediate guidance, examples of actions to be taken, and exceptions for documentation. Most organizations have a chain-of-command policy that guides staff on whom to notify for an unresolved patient safety issue or administrative question.
Any employee or medical staff member who identifies a problem with regard to patient care and is unable to resolve it should escalate the issue to successively higher levels of authority (Chain of Command) until a satisfactory resolution is achieved.
13 lis 2023 · A chain of command is a formal, structured communication technique used to resolve patient safety issues. Through this process, care team members can escalate a concern through leadership...
Chain of command is a formal, structured communication technique used to resolve patient safety issues. Through this technique, care team members escalate a concern through leadership levels until a resolution is reached. The chain of command process provides clear guidance to staff and enhances an organization’s culture of safety. Case Summary
Chain of Command (COC): The lines of authority and responsibility within hospital administration and the medical staff governance structure through which to channel communication from the staff employee or the attending physician to the Department Chairman and Chief of Staff.
Chain of Command (COC): in healthcare refers to an authoritative structure established to resolve administrative, clinical, or other patient safety issue by allowing healthcare clinicians to present an issue of concern through the lines of authority until a resolution is reached. (See Appendix A- COC Communication of Patient Care Concerns.)
