Do the hospital board and medical staff need to be involved in the CAH designation process?
• Emphatically, yes! While there is no specific regulatory requirement, several dynamics drive the need for involvement of both the board and the medical staff. The board is required to provide oversight for the operation of the hospital, which makes early involvement an imperative. Medical staff is potentially affected in a material way by the manner in which a CAH is operated. Support from the medical staff is absolutely necessary to the success of the venture. In addition, an annual follow-up evaluation of the way in which a CAH, its network and service affiliates address the needs of the community is required. A committee including a member of the medical staff, a community representative, a network representative and a board representative should conduct the evaluation. The Office of Community Assistance (OCA) within the State Department of Health, the Center for Rural Health (CRH) within the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and the North Dakota Healthcare Association
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