Organized Medical Staff Section (OMSS)

Steering Committee

Gale Hazen MD, Chairman   Lawrence J. Yodlowski, MD, Vice Chairman
Louito C. Edje, MD, Secretary   Gregor K. Emmert, Jr., MD
Stephen T. House, MD, Delegate   Donna A. Woodson, MD
Marvin H. Rorick, III, MD   Michael J. Seider, MD
Deepak Kumar, MD    

Network
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Mission Statement
The mission of the Ohio Organized Medical Staff Section (OMSS) is to:

  • Provide a representative forum for Medical Staff concerns
  • Provide a vehicle for communication among the OSMA, Ohio-OMSS and the AMA-OMSS
  • Promote advocacy regarding the delivery of health care
  • Provide educational programs to help physicians in delivery of health care

Vision Statement
To be recognized as an advocate and resource for physicians

What We Do

  • Membership
    • Representation of medical staffs
    • Representatives of health care facility/organization medical staffs
    •  Strength in numbers
  • Leadership – in organized medicine which is contingent on knowledge and information
  • Advocacy – for physicians and patients
  • Communication – to be a conduit of information

Responsibilities

  1. Exhibit leadership at the state and local level
  2. Represent the medical staffs on matter of concern
  3. Communicate medical staff needs
  4. Enlist participation of others in the above
  5. Share information both positive and negative with members and patients
  6. Utilize OSMA and AMA-OMSS resources to educate physicians in aspects of leadership
  7. Provide commentary regarding field reviews of Joint Commission standards
  8. Mentor other physicians inclusive of young physicians, residents and staff on Medical Staff leadership issues
  9. Facilitate and participate in periodic meetings of state, county and local medical societies
  10. Seek hospital and or medical staff financial support for Ohio-OMSS
     

Members Concerns

  • Ohio-OMSS assembly considers local, state and national concern
  • Resolutions and reports are made to AMA-OMSS, and after consideration at their level, are forwarded to the AMA-House of Delegates, which sets policy for the house of medicine
  • Communication of results back to the Ohio participants follow
     

Information of Interest:

Joint Commission Standard MS.01.01.01:

The recording of a Jan. 26, 2011 webinar entitled, "Putting Your Medical Staff Bylaws to Work for You: How to Implement New Joint Commission Standard MS 01.01.01," can be found here. The OSMA sponsored this webinar along with other state medical associations.