Diana Acevedo, a patient, brought suit against Doctors Hospital, stating that the hospital was negligent in hiring and retaining a physician who had committed medical malpractice. As part of the proceedings, Acevedo requested the hospital's incident reports regarding her care...
Fairmont Medical Center suspended the privileges of Corey Welchlin, MD, citing disruptive behavior. The appeals court affirmed the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Fairmont.
Last month, we discussed having a comprehensive communication plan that allows the medical staff to communicate with all of its members efficiently and effectively by color-coding correspondence. Although critical to the medical staff's relationship with its physicians, a...
How should medical staff members who take the time to prepare and present continuing medical education (CME) be rewarded? There are several options, says Thomas Huth, MD, MBA, FACP, vice president of medical affairs at Reid Hospital & Health Care Services in Richmond...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 10
The Credentialing Resource Center Journal has partnered with the Association of Healthcare Accreditation Professionals (AHAP) to present you the results of a recent survey regarding the status of challenges related to the Medical Staff chapter of The Joint Commission's...
Last month, we tested medical staff leaders' peer review knowledge. This month's quiz focuses on leadership issues that any medical staff leader or physician executive should have a firm grasp on. Take this quiz to your next medical executive committee or general medical staff...
