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February/March 2005
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Medical Staff Services & Education is a full-service resource |
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the Medical Staff Services & Education Department staff |
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Advisors
Ralph D. Feigin,
M.D.
Physician-in-Chief
Texas Children's Hospital
Professor and Chairman
Department of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Robert W. Warren, M.D.
Medical Director, Rheumatology Service
Medical Director,
Information Services
Assistant Medical Director, Ambulatory Services
Texas Children's Hospital
Associate
Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College
of Medicine
Editor
Cindy Shanley
Marketing and
Public Affairs
Texas Children’s Hospital
832-824-2180
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For members of the Texas Children's Hospital medical staff
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Medical Staff Services & Education
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Deborah K. Marré |
By Deborah K. Marré
I came to Texas Children’s Hospital six months ago and I’m
thrilled to report it’s everything I anticipated it would be.
The excitement about the hospital’s mission, the staff and the
patients are inspiring. I’m pleased to be a part of this
incredible institution and to work with a medical staff that
routinely performs such extraordinary miracles. I encourage you
to drop by so that I can introduce myself and we can talk about
how the Medical Staff Services & Education Department can best
serve your needs.
The department’s primary responsibility is to ensure that each
Texas Children’s Hospital medical staff practitioner is properly
credentialed and recredentialed in a timely manner and
delivering quality patient care and services in compliance with
the accreditation guidelines.
Renovated lounge provides calm
refuge
The Medical Staff Services & Education Department also maintains
the Franklin J. Harberg Physician Lounge and the Randolph L.
Schaffer Physician’s Resource Center (PRC), which are located on
the first floor of the Abercrombie Building in Rm. A180, just
off the SLEH Bates Street entrance. Medical staff members can
access the newly renovated lounge – an excellent place to relax
and enjoy a cup of coffee and a moment of calm – by swiping
their Texas Children’s Hospital security badge. The PRC is
available to both house staff and medical staff members and
includes a computer access area where online resources can be
viewed and printed; access to Logician so that medical records
can be completed; and a reading room, the Greer Library, that
contains a variety of texts and journals. Other online resources
may be viewed by connecting to the intranet page:
http://intranet.tch.tmc.edu/physres.htm.
Don't miss Grand Rounds
In addition, the Medical Staff Services & Education Department
works with the Continuing Education Committee and assists with
the coordination of Pediatric Grand Rounds. These programs are
held each Friday at 8:30 a.m. in the lower level Texas
Children’s Hospital Auditorium. Medical staff members can also
attend Grand Rounds at one of the designated broadcast sites.
The schedule and broadcast sites may be viewed at:
http://bcmpeds.org/Display_Grand_Rounds.cfm. We maintain a
record of attendance in our database. Although these CME records
are sent to attendees annually, please contact our office and
we’ll be glad to fax or e-mail your most current listing.
Additional services are available
Other services provided by the Medical Staff Services &
Education Department include coordination and management of the
quarterly medical staff meetings and all committee and
department meetings; house staff services; assistance in
obtaining remote access to online resources; provision of notary
services; and acting as a resource for information related to
licensure, continuing education, and credentialing and
privileging standards and practices.
It is my hope that we can serve as the central resource for
members’ needs within Texas Children’s Hospital. This goal is
not a new one and we are very fortunate to have enjoyed an
excellent working relationship with the physicians at Texas
Children’s Hospital for many years. What is new is our desire to
begin to measure our success at meeting your needs so that we
can better develop and improve our processes and services.
It is my philosophy that if we can make the credentialing
process as simple as possible, provide services that support and
assist you in your practice, answer your questions and resolve
your problems in an efficient and timely manner, you will have
more time to spend with your patients – and that is exactly
where I want you to be. I look forward to meeting you and
sincerely appreciate your comments and suggestions.
Deborah K. Marré, CPMSM, CPCS, is director of Medical Staff
Services & Education at Texas Children’s.
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Meet the Medical Staff Services &
Education Department staff:
Location: Abercrombie Building, 1st Floor,
near the orange elevators in room A-175.
Hours: Monday – Friday,
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Deborah K. Marré, CPMSM, CPCS, Director
Marré
recently joined Texas Children’s Hospital with more than
18 years of experience in the area of medical staff services
management and is certified in both hospital and managed care
credentialing. She is the immediate past president of the
Greater Houston Society for Medical Staff Services and serves on
the faculty of the Texas Society for Medical Staff Services (TSMSS)
continuing education program. Marré
was recently recognized by TSMSS as the outstanding Certified Medical Staff Services
Professional for 2004.
Phone: 832 824 1110
Pager: 6183
e-mail
Deborah Marré
Margaret Foreman,
Assistant Director
Foreman is currently celebrating her 20th year with Texas
Children’s Hospital. She has served the department as department
secretary, senior medical staff secretary, medical staff
coordinator and assistant director. Foreman has been
instrumental in developing and maintaining the excellent working
relationship the department enjoys with the members of the
medical staff. Foreman oversees the day-to-day operations of
the department as well as special projects and events for the
physicians. She served as secretary/treasurer of the Greater
Houston Society for Medical Staff Services from 1991 to 1997 and
is currently pursuing certification in hospital credentialing.
Phone: 832 824 1135
Pager: 4147
e-mail
Margaret Foreman
Michelle Burkes, Department Secretary/Receptionist
Maintains the Physician Lounge Physician Resource Center,
coordinates the meal ticket program for the residents and
assists new physicians obtain remote access to the Hospital’s
intranet computer system.
Phone: 832 824 2296
e-mail Michelle Burkes
Bonnie Horner, Medical Staff Coordinator – Committee/Meeting
Support
Coordinates and manages the medical staff meeting
and committee structure and takes minutes for medical staff
meetings.
Phone: 832 824 1139
e-mail
Bonnie Horner
Stella Speed, Medical Staff Coordinator – Allied Health
Professionals
Credentialing and maintenance of Allied Health Professionals,
assists with reporting and maintenance of CME records.
Phone: 832 824 1151
e-mail Stella
Speed
Terry Rodriguez,
Medical Staff Coordinator – Reappointment
Coordinates and processes reappointment applications.
Phone: 832 824 1292
e-mail Terry
Rodriguez
Stephanie Smith, Medical Staff Coordinator – Reappointment
House staff management, coordination of a number of important
medical staff committee meetings and processes reappointment
applications .
Phone: 832 824 1137
email
Stephanie Smith
Valerie Veasley, Medical Staff Coordinator – Initial
Appointment A-K Credentialing of new medical staff and
affiliate applicants with last names beginning with the letters
A-K.
Phone: 832 824 1109
e-mail
Valerie Veasley
Irene Pritchard, Medical Staff Coordinator – Initial
Appointment L-Z
Credentialing of new medical staff and affiliate applicants with
last names beginning with the letters L-Z.
Phone: 832 824 1184
e-mail Irene
Pritchard
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