Some of the most dramatic movie scenes involve a jury deliberating the fate of a defendant. In fact, the 1957 film “12 Angry Men” was set almost entirely in the jury room. But what if the screenwriter had decided to place the defendant in the jury box and allowed him to comment while the jury...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 17
State agencies that license and discipline doctors in California and Florida are among those with the worst track records in protecting patients from seriously substandard care, according to an April 20 report from Public Citizen...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 17
There may be times when you might want a more in-depth scrutiny of a physician’s capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses, or when you might wish to provide education programs to upgrade knowledge and skills.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 17
Meeting minutes must be recorded accurately because when everyone leaves at the end of the meeting, each person may have a different interpretation of the topics discussed and what, or if, any conclusion was reached on those topics.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 17
Health care is becoming an increasingly data driven and quality driven industry. Those of us somewhat “mature” physicians do, at times, savor memories of medicine’s more gilded years when doctors were rock stars.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 17
Medical staff leaders are often daunted at the prospect of engaging and paying outside peer reviewers. This article contains a few tips on when an outside reviewer is necessary, how to select the right reviewer, and how to ensure that your facility puts a reviewer’s feedback to good use.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 16
A cardiologist is suing the Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY for allegedly terminating his medical staff privileges because he is a part-owner of a competing hospital due to open next month, reports the ...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 16
When attempting to determine whether to grant a physician’s request for new-technology privileges, the hospital must first evaluate whether this new technology fits within the scope of the institution’s mission. The hospital must decide whether it is willing to spend the money on a technology...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 16
Medical staff and hospital leaders need to communicate with multiple stakeholders: The medical staff, hospital administration, the governing board, and the community, to name a few. Communication—especially in this 24/7 age of instantaneous news—must be timely, accurate, and transparent.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 16
I was a good physician and was sure I could easily find “clean” records to demonstrate how well I cared for my patients. But when I actually looked closely at my own records, I was shocked to see how often I had overlooked even the basic best practices I thought I knew so well. An electronic...
