How can the Employee Assistance Program best relate to the Medical Staff Health Committee and the PHP?
• If a physician is referred to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), we suggest that the EAP conduct an initial screening contact just as it would for almost any referral. • At that point, we strongly recommend that the EAP contact the Medical Staff Health Committee (MSHC) and/or PHP to consult on any additional assessment that may be appropriate, and jointly agree on referrals that should be made. • The PHP acts as a valuable resource for the MSHC or EAP in these situations. Consultation before recommendations and case dispositions are made can prevent many problems. • Our experience has shown that physicians are very good at minimizing their problems and manipulating EAP personnel because of a physician’s powerful role in the hospital. It is very important that a physicians’ peer assistance program be utilized to help with intervention and treatment. • The MSHC can be engaged to help with appropriate intervention or assistance in deciding alternatives for referral. • Because a phys
