Sometimes, there’s confusion about who should take on certain roles in the policy management process. Often, there isn’t assigned personnel to handle a hospital’s policies, so hospital executives and administrators undergo a haphazard process to find the right individuals.
Who should you find to fill certain roles in the policy management process? Here are some points of reference for your search:
Authors
Role: Write policies and procedures
Who should fill this role:
• Admin Assistants
• Managers
• Directors
Reviewers
Role: Review policies after being written or updated
Who should fill this role:
• Managers
• Directors
Approvers
Role: Make final edits and sign off on a policy after updates, before the policy goes live
Who should fill this role:
• Directors
• Executive Board
System Administrators
Role: Control the policy management system that you use. These people add users to the system, establish user permissions, restrict user access, etc.
Who should fill this role:
• IT
• Compliance
• Quality
• Risk Management and/or Legal