Rule 3335-101-07 | Hospitals clinical departments.
(A) Appointment of the chief of each clinical department of each hospital is subject to approval by the university Wexner medical center board on the recommendation of the dean of the applicable professional college and the executive vice president and chancellor for health affairs. All such appointments shall be periodically reviewed by the university Wexner medical center board. Any vacancy in the position of chief of a clinical department may be filled on an interim basis by the dean of the appropriate professional college, after consultation with the university Wexner medical center board. (In standard practice, the chief of a clinical department will be the chair of the corresponding academic department.)
(B) The university Wexner medical center board may delegate, through approval of the medical staff bylaws or by appropriate board resolution, to the chiefs of the clinical departments responsibility for maintaining the quality of medical care in their services, and for recommending an applicant's appointment or reappointment to the appropriate medical staff and privileges for such an applicant.
(C) The executive vice president and chancellor for health affairs shall recommend a candidate for the appointment of the chief clinical officer of the medical center to the university Wexner medical center board. The university Wexner medical center board shall appoint the chief clinical officer of the medical center. The chief clinical officer of the medical center shall report to the vice president for health services, the executive vice president and chancellor for health affairs and to the university Wexner medical center board. In matters relating to medical care in the university hospitals, members of the clinical departments of the university hospitals are accountable to the clinical chiefs, and medical directors who are accountable to the chief clinical officer of the medical center.
(D) The chief clinical officer is the senior medical officer for the medical center with the responsibility and authority for all health and medical care delivered at the medical center. The chief clinical officer is responsible for overall quality improvement and clinical leadership throughout the medical center, physician alignment, patient safety and medical staff development. The chief clinical officer is a key member of the senior management team and is expected to participate in all strategic, operational and policy decisions as a senior corporate officer of the medical center. The chief clinical officer is accountable for developing and managing systems and forums that foster the transfer of knowledge, information and process improvement methodologies to administrative and clinical leadership and staff. The chief clinical officer has the authority and responsibility of the organization of clinical service to optimize high quality care.
(E) The executive vice president and chancellor for health affairs shall appoint a medical director for each of the university hospitals. The medical director of each hospital shall report to the chief executive officer or executive director of the respective hospital, to the chief clinical officer of the medical center, and to the university Wexner medical center board. In matters relating to medical care in the hospitals, members of the clinical departments of the hospitals are accountable to the clinical chiefs, who are accountable to the medical directors.
(F) The executive vice president and chancellor for health affairs shall appoint a director of medical affairs for the James cancer hospital who shall be the chief medical officer of the James cancer hospital. The director of medical affairs shall report to the chief executive officer of the James cancer hospital and to the university Wexner medical center board. In matters relating to medical care in the James cancer hospital, members of the clinical departments of the hospitals are accountable to the clinical chiefs, who are accountable to the director of medical affairs.
(G) The chief clinical officer of the medical center, the director of medical affairs of the James cancer hospital and the medical directors of each hospital shall each be a physician and shall maintain an appointment as an attending staff member of his or her respective medical staff. The chief clinical officer of the medical center, medical directors of each hospital and director of medical affairs shall have authority as conferred by the executive vice president and chancellor for health affairs and the university Wexner medical center board; including the responsibility for clinical research and education programs and services, supervision of patient and clinical activity; and responsibility for the clinical organization of his or her respective hospital. The chief clinical officer of the medical center and director of medical affairs shall direct and supervise the medical staff quality assurance, utilization review, and credentialing activity. The chief clinical officer of the medical center, medical directors of each hospital and director of medical affairs shall establish priorities, jointly with the chief executive officer or executive director of his or her respective hospital, for capital medical equipment, clinical space, and the establishment of new clinical programs, or the revision of existing clinical programs.
Supplemental Information
Amplifies: RC 3335.08
Prior Effective Dates: 5/22/2009, 12/3/2010, 7/31/2013, 11/26/2015