The medical staff exists to ensure the quality of care, which is dependent primarily on individuals granted privileges in the organization. The way the organized medical staff accomplishes this is through competency determination across the lifetime of a practitioner at the...
The recent revelation that a physician in Maryland had been practicing for nearly two decades in the state despite being convicted of rape has brought renewed attention to the issue of whether state medical boards should require criminal background checks for physicians.
When properly conducted, peer review can be an effective process to improve the quality of care provided by physicians. It generally involves the evaluation of a physician's clinical competence or professional conduct by a committee of the physician's peers. To be effective,...
In an effort to streamline the process for physicians to obtain medical licenses in multiple states, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) recently released the final draft of its Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
When CMS announced new finalized regulations in May, most of the coverage focused on the updates to the Conditions of Participation (CoP) regarding the amendment that allowed unified and integrated medical staffs for multihospital systems and member hospitals (Governing...
Medical staffs across the country have found that establishing their own private treasury accounts funded by staff dues and application/reappointment fees has helped them maintain autonomy from hospital administration. This separation has become especially apparent when conflicts requiring...
Although telemedicine has the potential to make access to care simpler and easier, healthcare experts and telemedicine advocates still have concerns that regulatory obstacles are preventing the industry from reaching its full potential, while raising legal questions for both...
Since CMS finalized its 2-midnight rule in August 2013, the agency has seen unrelenting backlash from hospitals that argue the arbitrary rule complicates care for Medicare beneficiaries by establishing a 2-midnight benchmark for inpatient admissions....
Anyone who has worked in the medical field or spent time credentialing physicians has read, heard, or even seen, stories of incompetent doctors that risk the health and often the lives of patients. But the case of Christopher Duntsch may take the cake.
The ruling allows physicians to bring damages claims against hospitals before exhausting administrative proceedings, a decision some say could weaken the peer review process
