CMP-HC flashcards

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Quorum

The minimum number of voting members who must be present for a body to legally transact business, as defined in its bylaws or governing statute.

Majority vote

A threshold requiring more than half of the votes cast, with abstentions normally excluded from the calculation unless the bylaws state otherwise.

Two-thirds vote

A supermajority threshold commonly required to limit debate, suspend rules, or rescind a prior action without notice.

Motion to table

A procedural motion that sets the pending question aside temporarily, allowing the body to take up more urgent business first.

Recusal

Voluntary or required withdrawal of a member from discussion and voting on a matter in which the member has a conflict of interest.

Executive session

A closed portion of a meeting limited to specified confidential subjects such as personnel, litigation, or contract negotiation, with formal action usually taken afterward in open session.

Consent agenda

A bundle of routine, noncontroversial items approved by a single vote; any member may request that an item be pulled for separate discussion.

Meeting packet lead time

The interval before a meeting by which agenda and supporting materials are distributed, commonly five to ten business days.

Action item register

A tracking log listing each assigned task with its owner, due date, and status, reviewed at subsequent meetings until closed.

Minutes content standard

The required record elements: date, time, place, presiding officer, attendance, motions with movers and vote tallies, and decisions reached.

Hybrid meeting protocol

Rules governing simultaneous in-person and remote participation, including verified attendance, defined voting methods, and confirmed audio for all participants.

Records retention schedule

A policy specifying how long each record class, such as governing-body minutes or recordings, must be kept before authorized destruction.

Protected health information

Individually identifiable health information held by a covered entity, subject to minimum-necessary and safeguarding rules when used in meeting materials.

Open-meeting law

State statute requiring public bodies, including public hospital boards, to give notice of and hold deliberations in publicly accessible sessions.

Peer review protection

Statutory shielding of credentialing and quality deliberations from discovery, available only when the body follows the statute's prescribed procedures.

Medical staff bylaws

The governing document defining appointment, privileging, and hearing rights of practitioners and their relationship with the governing body.

Anti-kickback constraints

Rules limiting gifts, meals, and travel from vendors to individuals who influence purchasing or referral decisions.

Accreditation governance requirements

Obligations for the governing body to receive and act on documented quality, safety, and credentialing information at defined intervals.

Role of the chair

Presiding officer who calls the meeting to order, confirms quorum, rules on procedure, recognizes speakers, and puts questions to a vote.

Parliamentarian

Advisor on procedural rules who does not vote or issue binding rulings; the chair rules and the body may appeal.

Unanimous consent

A decision method in which the chair states a proposed action and it stands unless a member objects, avoiding a formal vote.

Roll call vote

A voting method in which each member's vote is recorded individually by name, used when an auditable record of positions is needed.

Consensus decision-making

A process seeking general agreement rather than a simple majority, with unresolved dissent documented when the body proceeds.

Point of order

An intervention asserting that a procedural rule has been breached, which the chair must rule on immediately.

Quorum attainment rate

The percentage of scheduled meetings at which a quorum was present, a core indicator of governance engagement and scheduling health.

Action-item completion rate

Items closed on or before their due date divided by all items due during the measurement period, expressed as a percentage.

Agenda adherence

The share of scheduled agenda items completed as planned, or time spent on scheduled items divided by total meeting time.

Meeting cost estimate

Participant hours multiplied by loaded hourly rate, plus direct costs such as room, travel, and technology charges.

Board portal

A secure platform for distributing agendas, annotating materials, and tracking attendance and votes, with role-based access controls.

Legal hold

A directive suspending routine destruction of records, including minutes and recordings, when litigation or investigation is reasonably anticipated.

Multi-factor authentication

Access control requiring two or more independent credentials, reducing risk of unauthorized entry to meeting and records systems holding sensitive data.

Electronic voting audit trail

A timestamped, member-linked record generated by a voting system that documents each vote for later verification and minutes entry.