Scenario: You were recently hired as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for a mid-sized hospital and the CEO has asked you to develop a brief strategy to address the engagement of medical staff. The CEO is concerned that the medical staff are not engaged in hospital affairs, the length of stay for hospital admissions is too long, quality of care issues are arising, and there needs to be more focus on patient centeredness. The CEO believes that increase physician engagement is necessary due to the new direction of the organization’s mission and vision statements.

What steps would need to be taken to create increased engagement of the medical staff? What benefits would ensure because of this change?

Requirements:

• The memo should be at least 1, but no more than 2 pages, single-spaced.
• Use terms, evidence, and concepts from class readings.
• You need to cite at least 4 sources for this assignment.
• Use APA-6th