A new California law lifts a century-old ban on direct physician employment and aims to end a “doctor desert” among the smallest and most remote hospitals.
Last month, Medical Staff Briefing discussed how physicians can use social media to enhance their practices by communicating with current patients, attracting new patients, and sharing health tips with a large number of people quickly. But there can also be negative...
Criminal background checks are often conducted by hospitals during the initial hiring process of all employees or, in some cases, for specified types of healthcare providers. While many states require criminal background checks as a condition of initial licensure, healthcare organization may...
As more patients turn to the internet before choosing a healthcare provider, physicians must come up with a plan to incorporate social media into their practices.
Although sometimes used interchangeably, emergency, disaster, and temporary privileges are three separate types of privileges to be used in distinct situations. How and when they can be used depends on your accreditor’s standards and what is written in your governing documents. A simple review...
In recent years, more and more attention has been directed toward quality improvement and patient safety. Just as Syed Ahmed Hussain, MD, associate chief medical officer at the Detroit Medical Center (DMC), was part of a team that pioneered an incentive program to increase...
A regular review of your medical staff bylaws not only ensures you are compliant with accreditors' and regulators' standards, but also verifies that the current actions of your medical staff members do not conflict with what is written in your bylaws.
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