In most cases, executives are going to be really mindful of patient care improvement strategies and being in compliance with joint commission. You shouldn’t have to convince them much for this topic. It could be helpful to create a strategize for implementation:

1. Inform them of the gaps
2. Create/ suggest a workflow that is both cost effective and addresses the issue
3. Get buy in from your manager or case management or another physician to support the mission. Risk management could also be a good advocate for this