As part of President Obama's executive order "Improving Regulations and Regulatory Review," which aims to reduce unnecessarily burdensome rules, CMS has granted hospitals and medical staffs greater flexibility in several key areas. The updated Conditions of Participation (CoP)...
A rash of cases in 2012 have piqued the interest of healthcare systems and legal experts on the matter of peer review protections. These cases serve as a timely reminder that medical staff services departments should take some time to review their procedures and ensure they are...
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia granted a plaintiff's motion to compel discovery of a hospital's fall prevention policies, training materials, and incident reports after a patient fell while his bed sensor was turned off and suffered injuries that...
It is a situation that has replayed in hospitals for many years: a physician from one specialty wants to perform a procedure or apply for privileges that traditionally fall under the domain of another specialty. The physician applying for privileges might have the training and...
Admitting fault and apologizing are skills that don't come naturally to many physicians, not because they are physicians, but because they are human, says Daniel O'Connell, PhD, master trainer and course manager at the Institute for Healthcare Communication in New Haven, Conn.
In the last installment, the medical staff model change initiative at Better Times Hospital hit the wall. The guiding coalition again sought counsel from John Kotter's Leading Change. It became apparent that in addition to the long haul, a short-term win was needed. The...
