Hospitals invest heavily in accreditation readiness, communication protocols, and patient safety systems. But when a case moves into litigation, those same systems are examined through a different lens—not as policy, but as proof.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 7
Long-term operational improvement depends just as heavily on culture: How teams communicate, how accountability is handled, whether staff feel supported, and whether people understand the “why” behind increasingly complex credentialing work.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 7
Intensive care units (ICU) are among the most controlled clinical environments, but they also present unique security challenges. Review strategies for de-escalation, coordination with clinical teams, and more.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 7
A recent decision by the North Carolina Court of Appeals underscores the expansive reach of collateral estoppel when parties are deemed to be in privity (i.e., in a substantive legal relationship) and have already effectively litigated the same issues.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 7
Mounting pressure from multiple directions is exposing weaknesses that surveys have flagged for years, but now with higher stakes. What once resulted in corrective action plans is increasingly resulting in repeat citations, condition-level findings, or downstream legal exposure.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 6
Long hours, sleep deprivation, taxing and emotional patient care, constant supervision, and the transformation of theoretical knowledge into practice create a series of challenges that transform residents.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 6
A recent decision by the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals presents a complex dispute at the intersection of hospital peer review, physician competition, and the limits of injunctive relief.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 6
