Developing an agenda for meetings helps limit inefficiency and may even prevent unnecessary meetings (if you can’t fill an agenda, don’t meet!). Here are some tips.
Medical errors can be devastating. For patients and their families, an error can be a life-altering or even fatal event. But for physicians and other healthcare professionals, a medical error can have different types of consequences.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 8
A New York hospital being sued after one of its physicians was convicted of sexually assaulting several patients can’t use the state’s peer review privilege or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to prevent one of the victims from discovering the identities of the...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 8
Good documentation has always been recognized as a way to reduce malpractice exposure. For years, healthcare professionals have heard that “if it is not documented, it was not done.” Clear documentation reduces liability exposure in a number of ways. Good communication can prevent medical errors...
It is very important for the medical staff to be clear on what, if any, impact an employment decision has on a physician’s clinical privileges. Effective communication between HR, administration, and the medical staff (particularly the medical staff president and MSP) is crucial, the experts say...
