What is the purpose of adding element (d) to Core 32 related to senior clinical staff responsibilities?
Response: Element (d) was added to address an important component of the senior clinical staff person’s role. Since the senior clinical staff person may or may not serve as a clinical decision-maker for the clinical areas covered by the organization’s services, the new standard element makes it clear that it is part of this person’s responsibility to make sure that the organization has qualified clinicians accountable to the organization for decisions affecting consumers. By way of example, if the CMO for a health plan is a pediatrician, then for those clinical issues that pertain to internal medicine this CMO would make sure that a clinician with the appropriate clinical background and experience in internal medicine is available to make decisions in this area.
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