Common use of Medical Staff/Hospital Management Committees Clause in Contracts

Medical Staff/Hospital Management Committees. To facilitate communications and to provide quality client/patient care, hospital management shall, upon written request, meet on a quarterly basis with representatives of the organized medical staff to discuss clinical issues and problems which would result in increasing quality medical care. The intent of these meetings shall be to discuss professional concerns. Participants may submit agenda items in advance of the meeting. During these meetings, hospital management may seek medical staff input on major medical purchases or requisitions and seek the input of Unit 16 employees on health care policy. One UAPD xxxxxxx and one departmental labor relations officer may attend the meetings of the committees. The State will record and distribute minutes of these meetings. By mutual agreement there can be departmental level meetings between the parties on these items. Participants shall attend without loss of compensation.