Orienting hospitalists involves more than just providing new hires with a badge, showing them where the ED is, and sending them on their merry way. As employees of the hospital,...
The story of Margaret McBride, a nun who was recently excommunicated for allowing an abortion to occur at Arizona-based St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, has made headlines during the past few months. The case prompted the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to write...
As more physicians seek employment and contracting opportunities, hospitals are forced to navigate what can feel like uncharted waters. Some hospitals are still reeling from the mistakes they made in the '90s when they gobbled up physician practices only to cough them back up...
For more than a century, the primary responsibilities of credentialing and peer review have been delegated to the medical staff. To fulfill this responsibility, medical staffs organized themselves under the principles of democratic self-governance. Early on, this meant direct democracy. The...
A recent New Mexico case suggests that hospitals don't necessarily have to enforce credentialing requirements in employment and service contracts to the letter to ensure that they are not vulnerable in malpractice suits.
