Credentialing and Peer Review Legal Insider - Volume 9, Issue 4

Arkansas ruling follows state legislation: No negligent credentialing in the state

April 1, 2012

Arkansas followed its position in the minority rule in a February 9 state Supreme Court ruling that negligent credentialing does not exist in the state. Currently the majority of states (approximately 40) recognize negligent credentialing as a cause of action against hospitals...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 21, Issue 4

Develop policies specific to the roles of APPs

April 1, 2012

An increasing number of nonphysician practitioners are looking to expand their knowledge and skill sets to increase their scope of practice. However, many healthcare organizations lack the proper policies and strategies to assess the competency of these nonphysician...

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 22, Issue 4

Is money the primary force driving physicians into medical staff leadership positions?

April 1, 2012

Whenever medical staff leaders discuss medical staff engagement and alignment, talk of money isn’t far behind. Whereas 30 years ago, serving in a medical staff leadership role was par for the course, today physicians consider it going above and beyond the call of duty. Many hospitals offer...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 21, Issue 4

Credentialing Resource Center Journal, April 2012

April 1, 2012

An increasing number of nonphysician practitioners are looking to expand their knowledge and skill sets to increase their scope of practice. However, many healthcare organizations lack the proper policies and strategies to assess the competency of these nonphysician...

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 22, Issue 4

Hospital incident reporting systems not up to snuff; events fall through the cracks

April 1, 2012

According to a recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) ­report, Hospital Incident Reporting Systems Do Not Capture Most Patient Harm (http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-09-00091.pdf), hospital reporting systems aren’t...

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 22, Issue 4

A medical staff leader's guide to change management

April 1, 2012

Better Times Hospital is in crisis. The medical staff is deeply rooted in a departmental structure that relies heavily on committees, and few physicians want to serve on them. Joe, the medical staff president, has just ­finished reading Leading Change by John Kotter and has...

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