Although defamation claims brought against employers and medical institutions have a fairly low success rate, it's not uncommon for terminated physicians to bring a defamation claim against a facility in conjunction with wrongful termination.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 4
Each year on March 30, hospitals across the country express their appreciation for their physicians by celebrating National Doctors' Day. Eudora Brown Almond of Winder, Ga., the wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, observed the first Doctors' Day in 1933 by mailing greeting cards and...
Every few months over the past several years, different regions of the country have been blasted by powerful natural disasters-hurricanes and tornadoes, blizzards and tropical storms.
Over time, many medical staff governance decisions have become commonplace and traditional. Although not required by any regulatory agency or accreditation body, these decisions have become de facto truths for many medical staffs around the country. While options exist in many cases, medical...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 4
Editor's note: The following excerpt is adapted from Core Privileges for AHPs: Develop and Implement Criteria-Based Privileging for Nonphysician Practitioners, Second Edition, by Sally J. Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS. To order or for more information, visit...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 4
Pilots are forced to retire at the age of 65. In many states, senior citizen drivers must undergo a road test every year to maintain their license. Insurance companies often pay tractor trailer drivers to retire when their age and physical conditions pose too much of a risk. But...
