A recent decision by the Court of Appeals of North Carolina offers a detailed examination of the limits of evidentiary privilege in the context of medical malpractice litigation, particularly when those privileges intersect with modern hospital safety and review systems.
Learn how hospitals can operationalize medication safety at scale and explore the practical role of technology, data integration, and frontline collaboration in preventing errors.
According to HR Acuity, workplace violence incidents in large hospital systems jumped 35% in 2024. This is more than double the 15% increase seen across the broader business landscape.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 5
Safety leaders must now do more than prevent harm. They must understand how patients perceive safety—because that perception is now one of the strongest predictors of patient engagement, loyalty, and willingness to return.
Physicians stepping into leadership roles like chief of staff bring not only clinical expertise, but a working knowledge of bylaws, privileging frameworks, and organizational resources as well. Learn how a boot camp helped an organization reshape its approach to physician leadership development...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 4
Hospital surveyors are no longer satisfied with documentation that shows issues retrospectively. They want to see that organizations can identify safety risks as they emerge, respond within the...
The initial appointment of physicians and allied health practitioners in hospitals often receives more attention than their reappointment. However, the reappointment process presents the greater exposure to negligence and liability.
For medical staff services leaders, board certification is supposed to be one of the more straightforward compliance checkpoints. But in practice, the timeline rarely lines up neatly.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 4
A recent case illustrates how courts balance physician rights, hospital peer review authority, and the federal government’s role in maintaining national quality-control systems for healthcare providers.
