A myriad of regulatory issues confront healthcare organizations as they determine what specific telehealth services to offer and how to offer them. What does this mean to MSPs and medical staff leadership? In this article, we summarize some of the major legal and regulatory challenges facing...
Physicians who are riled up about Maintenance of Certification (MOC) may bring this issue to the attention of their medical staff and board, arguing for changes to board certification requirements at the hospital, says Todd Sagin, MD, JD. Therefore, it is worthwhile for MSPs and medical staff...
In October, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) announced it approved new language regarding reporting physician status in the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Jennifer Michael, chief information officer for ABMS, answers what the change in language means for physicians...
By Robert W. McCann, Esq. and Fatema F. Zanzi, Esq. of Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP.
Advances in technology often come with unforeseen issues. Smartphones are now ubiquitous, a statement as true among patient populations as the general population.(1) With the increased usage of...
Is there a balance between confidential peer review and keeping administration informed of actions taken against employed physicians? William K. Cors, MD, MMM, FACPE, lays out your options.
After resigning from Disjointed Hospital following her nine-month traumatic employment process, Dr. Young seeks employment at Coordinated Hospital. On her first visit, the physician recruiter informs her that some background information will be verified by the medical staff services department (...
The ease of your credentialing process will either attract physicians or send them running, says William K. Cors, MD, MMM, FACPE. The structure of separate departments for physician recruiting, human resources, physician practice management, medical staff services, and physician...
After a year of looking for a general/vascular surgeon, the physician recruiting department (reporting to human resources) has signed, sealed, and delivered a candidate: Dr. Star. They inform the medical staff services department (MSSD) (reporting to the chief medical officer [CMO]) that this...
Patricia Furci, RN, MA, Esq., and Samuel J. Furci, MPA take a look at issues that can cause practitioner impairment. This month, they focus on illness.
Physician impairment refers to situations in which practitioners are rendered unable to perform their professional responsibilities adequately because of a variety of health problems, including medical disease, psychiatric problems, or substance abuse (Physician Impairment by Substance Abuse,...
