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This week, John focuses on one of the 3 popular nonclinical careers he discussed in last week's episode, that of hospital Chief Medical Officer (CMO).

He uses the 100 Top Hospitals Award as a model for physicians to identify the expertise they should develop to fulfill the role of CMO. He describes the components of the Top 100 Hospital Award:

• Mortality Rate
• Complication Rate
• Healthcare Associated Infection Rate
• 30-Day Mortality Rate
• 30-Day Readmission Rate
• Length of Stay
• Spending Per Beneficiary
• Expense Per Discharge
• HCAHPS (Patient Satisfaction) Scores
• Adjusted Operating Profit Margin

Looking at this list, in most hospitals the CMO is the professional with the training and experience most able to address the first 6 items. Knowing that, it behooves physicians planning to seek a CMO role to develop experience in hospital quality improvement and patient safety, utilization management, coding and documentation, infection prevention, and information management.

During this short tutorial, John describes how physicians can efficiently develop those skills through part-time volunteer and paid roles in their hospitals using this model to direct them.

You will find all of the links mentioned in the episode at https://nonclinicalphysicians.com/best-cmo-leading-a-top-100-hospital/

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