Policy Management System: Who Should Sit on a Hospital Policy Committee?

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Policies and procedures documents and its management is one of the most crucial tasks for a hospital to tackle. This is mainly due to the critical nature of the tasks as more and more regulatory boards are asking hospitals to strictly comply with their regulations and policies. Thus, it is helpful to create a policy committee in a hospital to ensure the effectivity of the management of such documents. Understandably, creating a healthcare policy committee may seem as a daunting task. It is essential to know exactly who should comprise the committee and how many should be involved.

With many years of experience working in the world of healthcare under his belt, Saud, CEO of PolicyMedical, has observed and collected some of the best practices when it comes to structuring a hospital policy committee. He had noticed that some organizations have a hard time in forming such committees, and some may even not succeed in establishing an effective one. Hence, considering the confusion that might arise around this issue, Saud provides a detailed insight as to who should sit on a hospital policy committee regardless of the type of policy management system you employ.

Hospital Policy Committee for a Policy Management System

In this Whiteboard session, Saud shares his experiences and explains in simple terms how to form committees and why. Moreover, a good policy management system requires a powerful software in order to ensure that the efforts of the policy management committee are indeed being effectively utilized.

Hopefully by the end of this clip you will have a better understanding of an ideal structure for a hospital policy committee. To that end, our PolicyManager solution strives to make your policy management system as effective and robust as it is simple. You may find that our offerings are an ideal fit for your organization, or it may be that another vendor offers a better match. Regardless, we are more than happy to help you find out more about this; please contact us if you require any assistance. Alternatively, if you would like to see our software in action, please request a demo.

About the author

Leah Robinson

Leah started her career in journalism where she fell in love with the art of storytelling. Today, she continues that passion through her work as the Marketing Manager at PolicyMedical. When she's not digging into marketing strategy and writing compelling content, she is crushing a series on Netflix with her husband, Winston, and soon, their little baby boy!