More than 44,000 residency positions were offered in over 6,800 program tracks nationwide in the 2026 Main Residency Match, according to the National Resident Matching Program. This year’s event, held on March 20, marked the largest Match Day in program history.
The term emergency privileges usually refers to a situation in which a patient requires urgent care (i.e., the patient would be at risk of harm if he or she were moved), and no physician on the medical staff can provide the specific care necessary.
How does clinician burnout directly manifest in patient safety risks, and what early warning signs of burnout are often overlooked by hospital leadership?
For legal and financial reasons, economic credentialing is a concern of the governing board, not of the medical staff. Antitrust laws preclude physicians from deciding whether to admit or deny membership to their physician competitors based on economic factors.
MSPs are often responsible for recording minutes at medical staff meetings. Minutes must be recorded accurately and must cover the topics discussed and any conclusions that were reached.
Peer review continues to rate as a top challenge in healthcare organizations. Even if they are meeting regulatory standards, most organizations struggle to develop a peer review program that is meaningful to physicians. The following are best practices for creating an effective FPPE plan. Often...
Time gaps of more than 30 days since the provider began medical training must be explained. This makes it very important to ensure that the application asks for information in a month/year format. The practitioner’s CV should also outline activities in a month/year format and be in concert with...
To maintain Medicare billing privileges, a provider or supplier (other than a durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies [DMEPOS] supplier) must resubmit and recertify the accuracy of its enrollment information every five years, a process known as revalidation.
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Bias is a common stumbling block to effective peer review. Bias can take a well-meaning committee that is truly focused on improvement and make it appear as if it is practicing sham peer review.
