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CMO reports progress on culture, management systems and falls reduction at extended care center
Summary
Chief medical officer Brian Evans briefed the board on the CMO role, efforts to align and hold medical staff accountable, management‑systems projects using process improvement, and a falls‑reduction effort at the Extended Care Center that reduced fall rates after environmental and standard‑work changes.
Tahoe Forest Health System's chief medical officer, Brian Evans, briefed the board on Feb. 27 about the scope of the CMO role at a small integrated health system, efforts to improve culture and accountability among employed medical staff, and examples of management‑systems process improvement that the system is using to address operational and clinical quality problems.
Evans told directors the CMO role at Tahoe Forest differs from hospital‑only CMOs because the district directly employs most physicians and operates multiple outpatient and inpatient sites across two states. He said the role involves…
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