Last month, we discussed having a comprehensive communication plan that allows the medical staff to communicate with all of its members efficiently and effectively by color-coding correspondence. Although critical to the medical staff's relationship with its physicians, a...
Much of credentialing and privileging is fraught with potential missteps and legal peril. If the granting of privileges is done poorly, the patient is put at risk, and from a broader point of view, the organization is also at risk from legal fallout that results from pa-tient...
Fairmont Medical Center suspended the privileges of Corey Welchlin, MD, citing disruptive behavior. The appeals court affirmed the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Fairmont.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 37
The strength of relationships and goodwill that comes from physicians, administrators, and boards spending time together in social activities both in and away from the hospital can be enormous.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 37
One way to involve the medical staff in the regulatory readiness process and ensure that communication filters down to all divisions is to identify and assign a physician regulatory liaison for each division.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 37
