Should physicians with possible mental health issues be required to participate in specialized physician health programs? What programs are out there? What industry developments can medical staffs follow? What isn’t helping physicians and what is?
According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), healthcare workers are increasingly reporting workplace harassment, burnout, and poor mental health. To address this issue, NIOSH launched Impact Wellbeing, a national campaign to address the mental health crisis...
Hospitals must ensure patients are not subject to sensitive examinations while under anesthesia without providers and trainees first obtaining and documenting the patient’s informed consent, according to revised interpretive guidance released by CMS last month.
Although the increasing presence of technology in the healthcare industry has boosted efficiency, communication, and accessibility to research, it is important to not undermine the inherent risks involved. The frequency and severity of cyberattacks rise, as evidenced by an infiltration of Change...
The medical staff credentialing and privileging session is an essential part of the survey process. It aims to assess the implementation of credentialing and privileging procedures for the medical staff and other licensed practitioners who are privileged through the medical staff process.
Hospitals seeking to develop a workplace violence prevention program must do so with a multidisciplinary team in order for the program to be comprehensive and effective. This team should be led by the designated leader and encompass members from various key departments in the hospital, including...
Workplace violence in healthcare remains a serious matter. About 73% of all nonfatal workplace violence-related injuries involved healthcare workers in 2018, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Whatever the reason, a large number of physicians who have a low volume or no volume of clinical care will nevertheless want to apply or reapply to your hospital for membership and privileges. They may not meet your criteria for current competency for that set of privileges, and therein lies the...
In our latest practitioner check-in, we catch up with Teresa Miller, CPMSM, CPCS, senior medical staff specialist at INTEGRIS Health in Oklahoma City. She offers a window into the nuanced role that entails meticulous file reviews, collaboration with department chairs, and active...
MSPs and credentialing leaders have another case from which to draw lessons on how to handle late-career clinicians, namely the Scripps Clinical Medical Group settlement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in December.
