Consider whether a performance deficiency should be handled as a medical staff issue or an employment issue. The employed physician might argue that clinical and behavioral issues should be handled through the medical staff bylaws, which guarantee extensive due process. Handling a physician...
A new California law lifts a century-old ban on direct physician employment and aims to end a “doctor desert” among the smallest and most remote hospitals.
The Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) Symposium has long been among the most anticipated industry events of the year. But our team of first-class subject matter experts never stops dreaming up new ways to make the symposium even more memorable and applicable to MSPs’ and...
OPPE reports should not catch practitioners by surprise. Create a timeline around which all practitioners will receive OPPE/FPPE education, particularly if the medical staff is adopting a new reporting process.
Last month, Medical Staff Briefing discussed how physicians can use social media to enhance their practices by communicating with current patients, attracting new patients, and sharing health tips with a large number of people quickly. But there can also be negative...
“Government employers can impose restrictions on statements made within the workplace or referring to the workplace, but they can’t act on statements made outside of the workplace unless they show a substantial likelihood of material impact on the employee’s performance or disruption within the...
